broadcasting
Sending signals widely
Broadcasting is the transmission of audio or video content to a wide audience through radio, television, or the internet.
The term comes from agricultural scattering of seeds—casting broadly rather than in rows—and retains that sense of dispersal to many recipients at once.
A broadcaster sends; viewers or listeners receive.
The word also applies to spreading information widely: He was broadcasting our business to everyone who would listen.
To distribute widely
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- transmissionSending of information
- circulationMovement through a system
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
airing · release · dispatch · outreach · announcement · propagation · publicity · reach
Radio frequency spectrum
- AMPre-midday designation
- FMCarrier wave frequency variation
- shortwaveHigh-frequency radio band
- hamCured pig thigh
transmitter · antenna · tuner · receiver · frequency · modulation · bandwidth · signal
Message-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- spectrumContinuous range of values
bandwidth · carrier · modulation · amplitude · relay · satellite · microwave · tower
Interconnected system
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- channelPassage for transmission
prime-time · ratings · anchor · sitcom · drama · series · episode · pilot
Occurring without processing delay
- on-airCurrently being broadcast
- simulcastBroadcast on multiple outlets simultaneously
- livestreamReal-time internet broadcast
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
unedited · uncut · interactive · remote · delay · breaking · coverage · play-by-play
Interconnected system
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- affiliateConnected member organization
ratings · advertising · sponsorship · licensing · regulation · FCC · programming · commissioning
Planting or ranking
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- spreadingExtending over space
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
spread
To distribute widely
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- transmissionSending of information
- circulationMovement through a system
diffusion · airing · release · dispatch · outreach · announcement · propagation · publicity · reach · coverage
airwaves
Radio frequency spectrum
ham · transmitter · antenna · tuner · receiver · frequency · modulation · bandwidth · signal · static
signal
Message-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
spectrum · bandwidth · carrier · modulation · amplitude · relay · satellite · microwave · tower · uplink
network
Interconnected system
channel · prime-time · ratings · anchor · sitcom · drama · series · episode · pilot · commercial
real-time
Occurring without processing delay
- on-airCurrently being broadcast
- simulcastBroadcast on multiple outlets simultaneously
- livestreamReal-time internet broadcast
streaming · unedited · uncut · interactive · remote · delay · breaking · coverage · play-by-play · commentary
network
Interconnected system
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
affiliate · ratings · advertising · sponsorship · licensing · regulation · FCC · programming · commissioning · monetization
seeding
Planting or ranking
fertilizer · planting · seedbed · oversowing
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, AM
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- media productionstreaming, video production, audio production, radio, film production
- satellite usesGPS, weather forecasting, communications, navigation, satellite TV
broadcastingnarrowcasting
Transmission to targeted audiences
niche marketing · private messaging · subscription services · cable television
broadcastingreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
listening · watching · tuning in · subscribing · two-way communication
broadcastingconcealing
Keeping something secret
suppressing · withholding · censoring · hushing up · silencing
- broadcasting towersTall structures emitting signals
- broadcasting equipmentTools for sending signals
- sports broadcastingMedia coverage of athletics
- live broadcastingTransmitting content in real-time
- public broadcastingGovernment or donor-funded media
- broadcasting licenseAuthorization to operate transmitter