rebroadcast

verb

re·​broad·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈbrȯd-ˌkast How to pronounce rebroadcast (audio)
rebroadcast; rebroadcasting

transitive verb

1
: to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source)
2
: to repeat (a broadcast) at a later time
rebroadcast noun

Examples of rebroadcast in a Sentence

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The nationalization of congressional races and the shift on border policy are two of the lessons that jump out from half a dozen congressional debates that aired over the past week — courtesy of C-SPAN, which rebroadcasts most of them. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 Wednesday’s public hearing can be viewed on cable channel 23, and will be recorded and rebroadcast on cable channel HD-1072. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024 While those chats were rebroadcast in markets across the country, the campaign was clearly concentrating on swing states like Arizona and North Carolina. Brian Stelter, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 It will be rebroadcast at 8:45 A.M. MST on NBC Network. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rebroadcast 

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebroadcast was in 1923

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“Rebroadcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebroadcast. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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