broadcasting

broad-cast-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The transmission of programs by radio or television.

  2. 2.

    Transmitting programs by radio or television (from "broadcast").

  3. 3.

    The industry or business of producing and transmitting radio and television programs.

  4. 4.

    Making something widely known.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    broadcasting company — an organization that produces and transmits programs
  • •
    public broadcasting — non-commercial radio and television
  • •
    broadcasting rights — legal permission to transmit content

Related words

See also: broadcast, media, radio, television
Synonyms: airing, telecasting, transmission

Etymology

From "broadcast" + "-ing," originally from "broad" + "cast." Applied to radio transmission from the 1920s.