radio broadcast
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈreɪdioʊ ˈbrɔːdkæst/
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emisión de radio
- Registering learners were asked if they had listened to the radio broadcasts during the Ebola crisis.
- a live radio broadcast
- listen to a radio broadcast
And we also see something interesting in this this radio broadcast that Frank is listening to.
- And we also see something interesting in this this radio broadcast that Frank is listening to.
Examples
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This concludes our radio broadcast of the race of the century.
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I'm O.B. Keeler, bringing you the first ever live radio broadcast of the US Amateur Golf Championship.
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And we also see something interesting in this this radio broadcast that Frank is listening to.
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Heard it on a radio broadcast.
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We heard a radio broadcast out of this valley...
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Students also listen to foreign radio broadcasts and watch English television.
Academic text (1992) -
Announce your decision by radio broadcast, and you will receive instructions for the delivery of the ransom.
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Roosevelt first introduced the idea of postwar educational benefits in a radio broadcast in July of 1943.
Academic text (2002) -
The Nazis used radio broadcasts and the print media to disseminate their ideology.
Academic text (1995) -
This concludes our radio broadcast of the race of the century.
Synonyms
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1.8
A show on radio or television for an audience
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2.9
A radio or television program sent out to the public
How Long
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2.1
- Literature
3
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a broadcast transmitted over the radio waves' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'radio' (the medium) with 'broadcast' (a program or transmission). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common English and cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Radio broadcast uses the word broadcast, which comes from farming: people would cast, meaning 'to throw', seeds broad, meaning 'far and wide', across a field. So a radio broadcast is like throwing sound across a wide area with radio waves, which is why it means 'a program sent out by radio'.