broadcast

/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/

to transmit audio or video content to a wide audience

The news channel will broadcast the live interview at 8 PM.

The news channel will transmit the live interview to viewers at 8 PM.

formalinformal

to transmit audio or video content to a wide audience via radio, television, or internet

The radio station broadcasts music and news 24/7.

The radio station transmits music and news continuously.

Streaming services allow users to broadcast their own content.

Streaming services enable users to transmit their own content.

Can refer to both live and pre-recorded transmissions.

informal

to spread information widely, often through media

The company broadcast its new product launch on social media.

The company widely shared its new product launch on social media.

Often used metaphorically for spreading information.

Collocations

broadcast liveto transmit content in real-timebroadcast networka company that distributes content to multiple stationsbroadcast signalthe transmitted audio or video data

to share personal content publicly online

'Broadcast' often implies traditional media, while 'stream' is more digital.

'Broadcast' can be both singular and plural ('The news broadcasts at 6 PM').

From Middle English 'broadcasten', meaning to scatter seed widely, later applied to media transmissions.

As a noun, 'broadcast' refers to a program or transmission. As a verb, it means to send out content.

broad

wide or extensive

root

cast

to throw or distribute

root

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