national broadcasts

Coast-to-coast programming

National broadcasts are television or radio programs transmitted across an entire country, reaching audiences in all regions rather than just local markets.

Networks air national broadcasts for events of widespread interest—presidential addresses, major sports championships, breaking news.

The game will be shown on national broadcast rather than regional coverage.

The term often implies greater prestige or viewership than local programming.

Related
  • televisionBroadcast viewing device
  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
  • networkInterconnected system
  • CBSMajor television and radio network

NBC · ABC · cable news · primetime · anchor · news anchor · newscast · breaking news · live · live coverage · antenna · signal · coast-to-coast · emergency · emergency alert · address · Super Bowl · presidential

Opposites
geographic scope

national broadcastslocal news

Journalism about nearby events

community radio · regional broadcasts · local programming

distribution method

national broadcastsnarrowcasting

Transmission to targeted audiences

subscription services · podcasts · cable programming · unicast · pay-per-view

Family

national, broadcasts, nation, broadcast, nations, nationals, nationally, nationalism, nationalist

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G