on the air
idiom
variants
or less commonly on air
of a radio or television station, program, etc.
: broadcasting or being broadcast
The interview will be on the air tomorrow.
an interview being shown on air
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Streaming’s big sports win won’t immediately snuff out sports on broadcast TV—there are contracts in place keeping live games on the air.
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Alex Cranz, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Glazer initially created the show as a web series with her real-life bestie and creative collaborator, Abbi Jacobson, before it was eventually discovered by Amy Poehler, who championed the concept and ultimately helped get it on the air.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Chuck Goudie, Chicago media's dean of investigations, is no longer on the air at ABC7.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past fifty years, the job of Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, has been to make the stars look good, and to corral the egos and talents on his staff in order to get the program on the air, live.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Alex Cranz, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Glazer initially created the show as a web series with her real-life bestie and creative collaborator, Abbi Jacobson, before it was eventually discovered by Amy Poehler, who championed the concept and ultimately helped get it on the air.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Chuck Goudie, Chicago media's dean of investigations, is no longer on the air at ABC7.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past fifty years, the job of Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, has been to make the stars look good, and to corral the egos and talents on his staff in order to get the program on the air, live.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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“On the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20air. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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