Definition

1. Noun:
   • A facility equipped to produce and transmit television programs: A television station is a physical location or organization with the technical infrastructure to create, broadcast, or relay television content over the airwaves or via cable/satellite.

Usage

• A television station typically operates on an assigned channel or frequency.
• It may produce its own news and programs or broadcast content from a network.
• The term refers to the entity responsible for the broadcast signal in a specific area.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The local television station interrupted its programming for a weather alert.
  • She got a job as a reporter at the city's oldest television station.
  • The new television station will begin broadcasting next month.

Advanced Usage

• "to be affiliated with a television station": to be officially connected to a larger broadcast network while maintaining local identity.
  • Channel 7 is a television station affiliated with the ABC network.
• "commercial/public television station": indicates the funding model (advertising-supported or publicly funded).
  • The documentary aired on a public television station.

Variants and Related Words

• TV station (n): A common abbreviated form of "television station."
  • He works for a major TV station.
• Broadcaster (n): An organization that transmits programs, which can include a television station, network, or service.
• Channel (n): While often used interchangeably in casual speech, a "channel" is the broadcast frequency or number, whereas a "station" is the operating entity.

Synonyms

• Broadcast station: A station that transmits radio or television signals.
• Network affiliate: A local station that is part of a larger national broadcasting network.

Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)

• On the air: The state of broadcasting live.
  • The television station has been on the air since 1954.
• Signal area/coverage: The geographic region where a station's broadcast can be received.

Noun

1. station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts