live radio
Unrecorded audio transmission
Live radio is audio broadcast in real time, as events happen, rather than recorded and edited beforehand.
The term distinguishes spontaneous programming—news coverage, call-in shows, sports commentary—from pre-produced content: She made the gaffe on live radio.
The format carries inherent risk since mistakes can't be fixed before they reach listeners.
- on the airCurrently being broadcast
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- DJMusic mixer performer
shock jock · studio · microphone · listeners · on-air · tuning · static · dead air · frequency · transmitter · simulcast · talk · host · caller · call-in show · phone lines · jingle · breaking
- live broadcastlivestream, broadcast, simulcast, webcast, on-air
- Music PlatformsSpotify, Apple Music, Pandora, SoundCloud, Deezer
- live datadata streams, telemetry, push notifications, notifications, alerts
- radiocrystal set, AM, FM, news broadcast, AM/FM
- live performancesconcert, concert albums, concert recordings, concert film, play
- radio dramaaudio drama, The Green Hornet, Jack Benny, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon