airwave
Radio transmission medium
Airwaves are the radio frequencies used for broadcasting.
The term treats electromagnetic spectrum as a medium through which signals travel, like waves through air: The president's speech dominated the airwaves.
Usually plural, often with *the*: pirate radio on the airwaves, keeping profanity off the airwaves.
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · station · channel · network · cable · satellite · airtime · simulcast
Continuous range of values
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- FCCBroadcast oversight agency
- licenseFormal grant of permission
allocation · interference · pirate · scrambler · descrambler · compliance · channel · assignment
Fixed stopping point
- DJMusic mixer performer
- playlistArranged media collection
- musicOrganized auditory art
- talkshowInterview-based broadcast program
jingle · listener · tuner · dial · FM · AM · shortwave · broadcast
Gaseous layer around planets
- mediumMiddle size or state
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- invisibleCannot be seen
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
propagation · electromagnetic · waves · ionosphere · troposphere · sky · expanse · void
transmission
Sending of information
transmitter · receiver · station · channel · network · cable · satellite · airtime · simulcast · programming
spectrum
Continuous range of values
license · allocation · interference · pirate · scrambler · descrambler · compliance · channel · assignment · congestion
station
Fixed stopping point
talkshow · jingle · listener · tuner · dial · FM · AM · shortwave · broadcast · programming
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
wireless · propagation · electromagnetic · waves · ionosphere · troposphere · sky · expanse · void · intangible
- transmissionbroadcast, broadcasting, transmitter, relay, signal
- waveswavelength, ripples, wavefront, surf, waveform
airwavecable
Heavy-duty woven line
wire · landline · fiber optic · coaxial cable · ethernet
- public airwavesGovernment-regulated transmission frequencies
- airway obstructionBlocked respiratory passage