broadcast signal
Over-the-air transmission
A broadcast signal is an electromagnetic transmission sent over radio waves to reach a wide audience simultaneously.
Television and radio stations transmit broadcast signals that receivers decode into sound and images.
The term distinguishes over-the-air transmission from cable or internet delivery: We get local channels through broadcast signal, no subscription needed.
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- rabbit earsIndoor TV aerial
- over the airBroadcast without cables
- coaxial cableShielded radio frequency wire
tuner · cable box · transmitter · frequency · live streaming · tower · receiver · channel · prime time · carrier wave · public service announcements · emergency alert · modulation · fiber optics · noise · rebroadcast · coverage · satellite link
- televisionTV, television, TV shows, TV series, network television
- broadcastingTV, radio, television, news, livestream
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, AM
- Analog TVcathode ray tube, CRT, tube TV, rabbit ears, VHF
- broadcast receptionantenna, over-the-air, OTA, tuner, TV tuner
- radio wavesradio waves, RF, AM, FM, radio spectrum
broadcast signaldead air
Unintended broadcast quiet
radio silence · no signal · static · white noise · transmission failure
broadcast, signal, broad, cast, broadcasts, broadcaster, broadcasters, broadcasting, casts