radio broadcasts

Over-the-air shows

Radio broadcasts are programs transmitted over radio waves to receivers—news, music, talk shows, sports, or emergency alerts.

The term emphasizes the one-to-many nature of the medium: a station broadcasts, and anyone with a radio can tune in.

We listened to radio broadcasts of the World Series before television existed.

Opposites
transmission medium

radio broadcastspodcasts

Episodic digital audio programs

print media · newspapers · streaming audio · silent film · streaming services

communication directionality

radio broadcaststwo-way radio

Device for mutual audio exchange

phone calls · conversations · intercom systems · private correspondence · telephone calls

sensory modality

radio broadcastsTV programs

Scheduled broadcast content

film · movies · print journalism · magazines · visual media

Family

radio, broadcast, broadcasting

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