rebroadcast
/'ri:'brɔ:dkɑ:st/
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Definition
Noun:
- A repeated broadcast: A program or transmission that is aired again at a later time, often identical to the original.
Verb:
- To broadcast again: To transmit (a radio or television program, film, etc.) again over the airwaves or via another medium.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The channel will air a rebroadcast of the championship game tonight.
- I missed the live interview, so I watched the rebroadcast.
Verb:
- The network decided to rebroadcast the classic series due to popular demand.
- They rebroadcast the president's speech on multiple stations.
Advanced Usage
"To be available for rebroadcast": Describes content that has the legal or technical permission to be aired again.
- The documentary is cleared for rebroadcast on educational channels.
"Live-to-tape rebroadcast": A recording made as if it were live, intended for later airing at a scheduled time.
- The awards show was a live-to-tape rebroadcast for viewers in other time zones.
Variants and Related Words
Rebroadcaster (n): An entity (e.g., a station, network) that transmits a program again.
- The local station acted as the rebroadcaster for the national feed.
Rerun (n/v): A very close synonym, though "rerun" is more common for entertainment series, while "rebroadcast" can sound more formal or technical.
- The summer schedule is full of reruns.
Synonyms
- Noun: Repeat, rerun, re-airing.
- Verb: Re-air, repeat, retransmit.
Related Phrases
Simulcast rebroadcast: A rebroadcast that occurs simultaneously on another channel or platform.
- The concert had a simulcast rebroadcast on the radio.
Delayed rebroadcast: A rebroadcast that is intentionally aired after a significant time delay, often for a different audience.
- The debate had a delayed rebroadcast for West Coast audiences.
Noun
- a broadcast that repeated at a later time
Verb
- broadcast again, as of a film