off the air

idiom

of a radio or television station, etc.

: not broadcasting

The station is now off the air.

Examples of off the air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Venezuela’s electoral council, which tallies the votes for all elections, is still dominated by Maduro’s allies; strict media censorship largely keeps opposition views off the air; and government loyalists continue to have preferential access to public employment and social programs. —Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023

Stars collectively shunned the show, and NBC yanked it off the air for a year, leaving its future in doubt. —Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024

There was no way Billions was going to go off the air without doing it. —Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2023

Downey next stars in Oppenheimer, which hits theaters Friday, while Fallon's Tonight Show is currently off the air due to the Hollywood writers' strike. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 July 2023