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telecast

American  
[tel-i-kast, -kahst] / ˈtɛl ɪˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

verb (used with or without object)

telecast, telecasted, telecasting
  1. to broadcast by television.


noun

  1. a television broadcast.

telecast British  
/ ˈtɛlɪˌkɑːst /

verb

  1. to broadcast (a programme) by television

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a television broadcast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of telecast

First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast

Vocabulary lists containing telecast

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The 38.9 million viewers who tuned in on Fox was enough to make the final the most-watched soccer telecast in history.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Each half of the game features a “hydration break” created to hydrate the allegedly parched athletes and add a few more Michelob Ultra advertisements to the telecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Phil Liggett may have to start giving château tours in the middle of the telecast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

NBC’s telecast of the Seattle Seahawks’ decisive win over the Patriots was down slightly from last year’s record.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

The telecast had run a story on the Uncle’s life.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Smith’s moment of passion almost snuck by Elton John, who telecasted into the performance from his concert in Lincoln, Neb.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2022

Which brings me to our talk, which was delivered to the Palm Springs crowd, and telecasted back to the main event in Long Beach.

From Salon May 18, 2012

FOX telecasted Philip Humber's masterpiece, but never showed a side view on Brendan Ryan's fateful last swing on replay.

From Chicago Tribune May 7, 2012

If football games are put behind subscription paywalls, “these arrangements may no longer align with the statutory concept of sponsored telecasting or the consumer-access rationale underlying the antitrust exemption.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Board members sat around a U-shaped table, a jungle of wires at their feet connected to TVs for telecasting.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2022

I proposed the idea to ABC, then telecasting the marathon, riding my sleek Italian racer as an official vehicle for the network.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2021

California soon will be pushed back a huge step when cable TV stops telecasting sausage-making in the state Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2019

British broadcaster Channel 4 is telecasting non-stop daily live coverage.

From Washington Times Sep. 13, 2016

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