broadcasting

The business or work of making and presenting programmes for radio and television.

• He wants a career in broadcasting.
• She left broadcasting to teach journalism.
• Digital technology has changed the broadcasting industry.

How to use it: in broadcasting (She has worked in broadcasting for twenty years.)

Common phrases: work in broadcasting, broadcasting career, broadcasting industry

The act of sending sound or pictures by radio, television, or another system for people to receive.

• Live broadcasting starts at eight.
• The storm interrupted the broadcasting of the match.
• The company bought broadcasting rights for the tournament.

How to use it: broadcasting of something (The broadcasting of the ceremony begins at noon.)

Similar words: transmission

Common phrases: live broadcasting, broadcasting rights, broadcasting of something

Sending a signal that people or devices in many places can receive.

• The station is broadcasting music.
• They were broadcasting from a small studio.
• Is the device broadcasting a wireless signal?

How to use it: broadcasting from somewhere (They are broadcasting from London.)

Similar words: transmitting

Common phrases: broadcasting signals, broadcasting live, broadcasting on radio