radios
Broadcast listening devices
Radios is the plural of radio—devices that receive broadcast signals for audio transmission: The radios crackled with static.
As a verb form, radios means to communicate by radio: The pilot radios the tower for clearance.
The word covers everything from portable transistor radios to two-way communication equipment.
Radio frequency spectrum
- stationFixed stopping point
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- AMPre-midday designation
- FMCarrier wave frequency variation
shortwave · transmitter · signal · modulation · amplitude · tuning · bandwidth · spectrum
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- hamCured pig thigh
CB · two-way · walkie-talkie · dispatch · callsign · squelch · over · roger
Broadcast of current events
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
reporter · broadcast · update · breaking · coverage · dispatch · current affairs · journalism
One who accepts transmission
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- speakersAudio output devices
- dialGraduated circular indicator
knob · volume · transistor · amplifier · circuitry · capacitor · resistor · crystal
Without attached wiring
- portableAble to be carried
- mobileCapable of movement
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- cellularComposed of small units
Wi-Fi · streaming · internet · digital · analog · electromagnetic · waves · spectrum
Arranged media collection
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- talkshowInterview-based broadcast program
DJ · listenership · ratings · jingles · storytelling · satire · variety · serialized
airwaves
Radio frequency spectrum
FM · shortwave · transmitter · signal · modulation · amplitude · tuning · bandwidth · spectrum · channel
transmission
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
ham · CB · two-way · walkie-talkie · dispatch · callsign · squelch · over · roger · mayday
newscast
Broadcast of current events
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
anchor · reporter · broadcast · update · breaking · coverage · dispatch · current affairs · journalism · talkshow
receiver
One who accepts transmission
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- speakersAudio output devices
dial · knob · volume · transistor · amplifier · circuitry · capacitor · resistor · crystal · vacuum tube
cordless
Without attached wiring
cellular · Wi-Fi · streaming · internet · digital · analog · electromagnetic · waves · spectrum · remote
playlist
Arranged media collection
talkshow · DJ · listenership · ratings · jingles · storytelling · satire · variety · serialized · soap opera
playlist
Arranged media collection
request · airplay · countdown · hit · album · artist · jingle · dedication · mixtape · top forty
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- supplysupply, supplies, stock, provisions, stockpile
- aviation museumsaviation museums, military aircraft, aviation history, flight simulators, hangars
- junkyardsjunk cars, wrecked cars, totaled cars, abandoned cars, car bodies
- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- police equipmentbadges, handcuffs, patrol cars, squad cars, batons
radiostelevisions
Broadcast-receiving display devices
TVs · print media · newspapers · silent films · books
radiosletters
Alphabetic characters or mail
mail · telegrams · couriers · messengers · written correspondence
- radio stationFacility transmitting audio programming
- radio jingleBrief broadcast promotional tune
- car radioIn-dash audio receiver
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
- radio announcersBroadcast voice professionals
- Christian radioFaith-based AM/FM programming
radio, radioed, radioactive, radioing, radiology, radiologist, radiotherapy, radiocarbon, radioisotope