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📼 A broadcast recording 📼 To record broadcast
aircheck

aircheck

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A recording of a radio or television broadcast kept for review
  • noun
  • /ˈɛrˌtʃɛk/
  • Jargon
: grabación de emisión
  • "As a founding member and board member of the National Corvette Museum, this was a great project for me to volunteer my time in helping to organize," said Lon Helton, CEO/Publisher of the country radio and music industry trade publication Country Aircheck and host of the syndicated radio show heard on more than 300 stations nationwide, Country Countdown USA.

Examples

  • Last week, she topped the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts, and this week, the former American Idol champ repeated at the top of both.

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  • The producer reviewed the aircheck to ensure the show's quality was up to standards.

  • Each aircheck contains valuable feedback that can help improve future broadcasts.

  • He saved his favorite airchecks from the past year to showcase his progress as a broadcaster.

Surface Forms

aircheck singular
airchecks plural

Morphology

aircheck = air + check (semi-transparent) = air + check

Formed from 'air' (broadcast) + 'check' (an inspection/test); the compound is industry jargon and its specific meaning 'recording of a broadcast' is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word aircheck comes from two simple parts: air (a show 'on the air') and check ('to examine' or 'test'). So an aircheck is a recording of what was broadcast that you keep to listen to later or to check the show's quality.