broadcaster

On-air voice

A broadcaster is a person or organization that transmits programs by radio or television.

The term covers both the on-air talent—news anchors, commentators, hosts—and the companies that own and operate stations or networks.

She worked as a broadcaster for thirty years before retiring.

In a more general sense, broadcaster can describe anyone who disseminates information widely, though this usage is less common than the media-specific meaning.

person

announcer

One who introduces programs

journalist · correspondent · reporter · voice · personality · pundit · sportscaster · weathercaster · newscaster · emcee

network

affiliate

Connected member organization

  • syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
  • NBCAmerican television network
  • CBSMajor television and radio network

ABC · Fox · CNN · PBS · BBC · ESPN · cable · satellite · channel · programming

television

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

primetime · newscast · correspondent · coverage · live · bulletin · headlines · interview · co-anchor · newsdesk

radio

DJ

Music mixer performer

FM · shortwave · antenna · signal · airwaves · tuning · reception · bandwidth · modulation · wireless

streaming

livestream

Real-time internet broadcast

  • TwitchVideo game streaming site
  • YouTubeVideo-sharing website
  • vlogRecorded online journal

content-creator · subscriber · chat · real-time · donations · moderator · influencer · gaming · viewership · algorithm

agriculture

seeder

Agricultural sowing apparatus

planter · hopper · distribution · field · cultivation · germination · coverage · rotary · hand-crank · granular

Categories
Opposites
communication direction

broadcasterlistener

One who attends aurally

viewer · audience · receiver · spectator · consumer

audience scope

broadcasternarrowcaster

Transmitter to limited audiences

podcaster · whisperer

information flow role

broadcastersource

Point of origin

informant · tipster · correspondent · contributor

Phrases
Family

broadcast, broadcasting, broadcasts, broadcasted, broadcasters, rebroadcast, rebroadcasts, rebroadcasting

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G