Definition

Noun: 1. The geographic region within which a radio or television signal can be reliably received: This refers to the physical space covered by a transmitter's signal, determining where an audience can tune in to a specific station or channel.

Usage

The term "broadcast area" is used to describe the reach of a transmitting station. It is a technical and administrative term common in media, communications, and regulatory contexts. * It is often modified by adjectives describing size or strength (e.g., primary broadcast area, extended broadcast area, local broadcast area). * It is frequently used with prepositions like in, within, throughout, and to.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The new antenna increased the station's broadcast area significantly.
  • Our radio station serves the metropolitan broadcast area and several surrounding counties.
  • The storm caused interruptions for viewers in the northern part of the broadcast area.

Advanced Usage

• "to cover a broadcast area": To provide signal transmission to a specific region.
  • A network of transmitters was built to cover the entire broadcast area.
• "to fall within a broadcast area": To be located inside the signal reception zone.
  • Does your hometown fall within the broadcast area of that TV channel?

Variants and Related Words

• Coverage area (n): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "broadcast area."
• Signal area (n): A more technical term focusing on the propagation of the signal itself.
• Market (n): In media business contexts, this often refers to a broadcast area considered as an audience for advertising.
• Broadcast (v/n): The act of transmitting or a program that is transmitted.

Synonyms

• Transmission range
• Reception zone
• Service area

Related Phrases

• To beam a signal to an area: To transmit a signal toward a specific region.
  • The satellite beams its signal to a vast broadcast area.
• To lose signal / To be out of the broadcast area: To be in a location where the transmission cannot be received.
  • We drove into the mountains and were soon out of the broadcast area.

Noun

1. the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received