rebroadcaster

Transmission repeater station

A rebroadcaster is a person or device that receives a signal and transmits it again.

Radio and television stations rebroadcast content from networks.

A rebroadcaster can extend coverage to areas the original signal doesn't reach: The mountain-top rebroadcaster brought the channel to the valley.

The term applies to anyone who passes along information received from elsewhere.

transmission

retransmit

Broadcast received signals onward

boost · repeater · antenna · transmitter · uplink · downlink · frequency · bandwidth · satellite · microwave

infrastructure

repeater

Signal-extending transmitter

satellite · equipment · hardware · router · node · hub · transmitter · receiver · fiber-optic · digital

media

television

Broadcast viewing device

streaming · network · affiliate · station · channel · syndication · ESPN · BBC · CNN · simulcast

distribution

disseminate

Spread information widely

share · network · extend · coverage · reach · multiplex · cascade · proliferate · simulcast · affiliate

Opposites
originality of transmission

rebroadcasteroriginator

One who initiates

primary source · source · content creator · origin point · producer

signal direction/function

rebroadcasterreceiver

One who accepts transmission

recipient · end user · audience · viewer · listener

Family

rebroadcast

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G