Definition

1. Noun:

   • A repeated broadcast: A program or transmission that is aired again at a later time, often identical to the original.

2. 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

1. a broadcast that repeated at a later time

Verb

1. broadcast again, as of a film