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on_the_air

on the air

See also: on-the-air

English

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Prepositional phrase

on the air

  1. In the process of recording or broadcasting; a radio station that is transmitting a program; or a particular source of modulation, such as a specific microphone, that is connected.
    In a few minutes, we'll be on the air giving a live broadcast.
  2. Being broadcast.
    The popular television series was on the air for ten years before it finally ended.

Synonyms

  • (in the process of recording or broadcasting): on air
  • (being broadcast):

Translations

References

  • Federal Standard 1037C

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