broadcasting

broad·cast  (brôdkst)

v. broad·cast or broad·cast·ed, broad·cast·ing, broad·casts

v.tr.

1. To transmit (a radio or television program) for public or general use.

2. To send out or communicate, especially by radio or television: The agency broadcast an urgent appeal for medical supplies.

3. To make known over a wide area: broadcast rumors. See Synonyms at announce.

4. To sow (seed) over a wide area, especially by hand.

v.intr.

1.

a. To transmit a radio or television program for public or general use.

b. To be on the air: The station begins broadcasting at 6 a.m.

2. To participate in a radio or television program.

3. To send a transmission or signal; transmit.

n.

1. Transmission of a radio or television program or signal for public use.

2.

a. A radio or television program: watched the morning news broadcast.

b. The duration of such a program.

3. The act of scattering seed.

adj.

1.

a. Communicated by means of television or radio.

b. Of or relating to television or radio communications: broadcast journalism; the print and broadcast media.

2. Widely known.

3. Scattered over a wide area.

adv.

In a scattered manner.

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broadcaster n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications broadcast medium mass medium, medium - (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication air - be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film sign off - cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
	2.	broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program cut-in, insert - (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program network - (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically Rediffusion - a system for distributing radio or tv programs radio, radiocommunication, wireless - medium for communication telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs reception - quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

Translations

broadcasting [ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ]

A. N (TV) → teledifusión f, transmisión f (Rad) → radiodifusión f

B. CPD broadcasting station N → emisora f

broadcasting [ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ]

n (on radio) → radiodiffusion f; (on television) → télévision f

(= programmes) → émissions fpl

modif [executives] → de la chaîne; [rights] → télévisé(e)
broadcasting station n (radio) → station f de radio; (TV) → station f de télévision
broad church n (= organization) → groupe m qui accueille des courants très divers

broadcasting

n (Rad, TV) → Sendung f; (of event) → Übertragung f; end of broadcasting → Ende des Programms; to work in broadcasting → beim Rundfunk/Fernsehen arbeiten; the early days of broadcasting → die Anfänge des Rundfunks/Fernsehens

attr (Rad) → Rundfunk-; (TV) → Fernseh-

broadcasting [ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːstɪŋ] n (TV) → televisione f (Radio) → radiodiffusione f; (broadcasts) → trasmissioni fpl