broadcasting

[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting]

noun

1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.

2. radio or television as a business or profession.

   She's training for a career in broadcasting.

Other Word Forms

• prebroadcasting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadcasting¹

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"His fierce intellect, coupled with a wonderful curiosity and extraordinary passion for knowledge, marks him out as one of the broadcasting greats," he said.

From BBC

Before the downsizing, Voice of America was responsible for broadcasting news in 49 languages to 360 million people every week, including in Russia and China.

From Los Angeles Times

The interruption was captured on BBC Radio 3, which was broadcasting the performance.

From BBC

The country's broadcasting regulator has opened sanction proceedings against Telecanal for a possible violation of broadcasting law, and is waiting for the channel's response.

From BBC

Some were broadcasting messages to residents, telling them to evacuate to "safe zones" in the south of Gaza, he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• radio 
• television 
• transmission