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news program

news program

25 1.9
A television or radio show that reports current events
  • noun
  • /nuːz ˈprɒɡræm/
  • Literature
translation icon : programa de noticias
  • And now, Washington, D.C.'s leading morning news program, the Morning News.
  • television news program
  • TV news program
  • nightly news program

It's time for Drew's News, your scrappy little good news program just trying to make it in a big city.

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Examples

  • As a recent segment of NBC's Dateline news program shows, they are happy and active little girls.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Your face was on every news program in the country.

  • You find me another news program out there that gives the opportunity for someone like me.

  • This is your American morning news program.

  • We're with the television news program Wide Angle.

  • I think they attracted the largest audience for a news program in the history of American television.

  • Today, listen to television or radio news programs and commentators such as Dan Rather and Paul Harvey.

    Academic text (1990)
  • It's time for Drew's News, your scrappy little good news program just trying to make it in a big city.

  • And thank you for bringing all that good news, you know, for all of us here on this news program, because that's really what it's all about.

  • The ABC news program Nightline was to be broadcasting live from in front of city hall tonight.

Synonyms

news
vsnews program
  • Literature
1.0

A radio or TV program that reports and talks about current events

is the same concept but expressed as a broadcast devoted to reporting events
newscast
vsnews program
  • Literature
95 2.9

A TV or radio program that presents the news

emphasizes reporting with interviews rather than just brief bulletins
news show
vsnews program
  • Literature
27 1.0

A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion

is the broader term for such radio or television airings reporting events
television news
vsnews program
  • Literature
21 1.0

TV programs that report recent events and give updates

covers both television and radio transmissions not only television ones
newsmagazine
vsnews program
  • Literature
4 3.1

A program on TV, radio, or in print that reports news in detail

focuses on regular reporting rather than long features or deep investigations
radio news
vsnews program
  • Literature
3 1.0

News programs broadcast on the radio

applies to both radio bulletins and television transmissions not just radio

How In-Depth

news magazine
  • Literature
14 2.6
news program
  • Literature
25 1.9
news bulletin
  • Literature
11 2.9

Surface Forms

news program singular
news programs plural
news programme singular

Morphology

news + program

The meaning 'a television or radio broadcast devoted to reporting current events' is directly and predictably built from 'news' (information about current events) + 'program' (a prepared broadcast). This simple noun+noun compound follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

News program comes from early radio and TV, where a planned program was a 'show' that brought news to listeners at a set time. So a news program means a radio or TV 'show' that 'reports' current events.