English

Noun

call-in show ‎(plural call-in shows)

1. (broadcasting) In television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and, sometimes, one or more guests converse with members of the listening or viewing audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.
   • 1969, Beatrice Berg, "Let's Not Burn, Baby, Burn, Let's Talk, Baby, Talk," New York Times, 6 Apr., p. D19:

     Billed as "the first and only" nationwide call-in show," it invites listeners to "call collect from anywhere in North America to have a heart-to-heart squawk."

Synonyms

• phone-in show

See also

• broadcast delay
• chat show