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broadcast station

broadcast station

2 3.1
A place that sends radio or TV programs to many people
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɔːd.kæst ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
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  • The inability of broadcast stations to segregate their activities according to federal and private funding rendered the statute unconstitutional.

We had no cable access in our in our rooms and we had very limited access to broadcast stations.

Examples

  • Commercial radio developed as a way to classify those broadcast stations that are doing this as a business.

    Blog text (25)

  • Loudspeakers began blaring late Friday night, informing residents to tune in to certain radio and TV emergency-broadcast stations.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Bring her to the broadcast station.

    Transformers One (2024)

  • "There is no constitutional right of access to a broadcast station," they said.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The WGY tower was one of the key broadcast stations.

    Blog text (9)

  • As there are only 3 of us in TaeTiSeo, the waiting rooms assigned to us in broadcast stations are limited.

    Blog text (14)

  • I assume it'll be on all the Milwaukee broadcast stations?

    Blog text (27)

  • The broadcast station transmitted live coverage of the event for all viewers to enjoy.

  • Local broadcast stations play an important role in sharing news and entertainment with the community.

  • She works as a producer at a popular broadcast station, overseeing the creation of various programs.

Synonyms

channel
vsbroadcast station
349 1.6

A television station that shows programs like news

is focused on the site or equipment used to send those programs
radio station
vsbroadcast station
180 1.3

A place that makes and sends shows you hear on radio or online, like news and music

is broader, covering facilities that transmit both radio and television programs
TV station
vsbroadcast station
60 1.4

A company that makes and broadcasts TV programs for people to watch

is mainly about transmission capability for both radio and television
television station
vsbroadcast station
49 1.4

A company that makes and sends video programs for people to watch at home

is broader, covering facilities that transmit either radio or television programs
TV channel
vsbroadcast station
11 1.1

A television station and the programs it shows

is about the physical equipment or place set up to transmit programs
television channel
vsbroadcast station
6 2.1

A TV station that shows programs on one number

is defined more generally as any facility that transmits programs to the public
broadcasting station
vsbroadcast station
1 3.8

A place that sends radio or TV programs to people

is any facility equipped to transmit radio or television programs, not only authorized ones

How Powerful

network
633 3.1
broadcast station
2 3.1
low-powered
1 3.7

Surface Forms

broadcast station singular
broadcast stations plural

Morphology

broadcast + station

The meaning 'a station that transmits radio or TV programs' is directly and compositionaly derived from 'broadcast' (to transmit programs) + 'station' (a frequency/channel or place for broadcasting). This noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic modifier+noun pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase broadcast station comes from the old word broadcast, which once meant to 'scatter seeds' widely, giving the image of spreading something over a large area. So a broadcast station is a place or station that 'sends' radio or TV signals out to many people, like scattering them across homes and towns.