over the air
Via radio waves
Over the air describes wireless transmission of signals—radio, television, or data sent through electromagnetic waves rather than cables or physical media.
Broadcast television received by antenna is over the air, as opposed to cable or streaming.
In computing, over-the-air updates install software wirelessly: My phone downloaded the update over the air.
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- wireless connectionRadio-based network link
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- radio wavesLow-frequency electromagnetic radiation
transmission · antenna · signal · clear signal · airwaves · frequency · reception · static · tuning · tune in · FM · AM · satellite · streaming · live · waves · tower · dial
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
- Analog TVcathode ray tube, CRT, tube TV, rabbit ears, VHF
- streamingNetflix, Hulu, streaming, stream, YouTube
- TVsCRT TV, tube TV, LCD TV, LED TV, plasma TV