talk radio

noun

: radio programming consisting of call-in shows

Examples of talk radio in a Sentence

He listens to business talk radio in the car.
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His grandfather Nicholas Mangione, who died in 2008, was a wealthy real estate developer who left behind a portfolio that included two country clubs, a collection of nursing homes and a conservative talk radio station. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The family also owns a conservative-leaning talk radio station, WCBM, while one of Mangione’s cousins, Nino, is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024 The murder of Jewish talk radio host Alan Berg in 1984 by two of Mathews’ acolytes brought the Order to national attention 30 years ago and inspired not one but two Hollywood films in that decade—Betrayed and Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio. Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 The big picture: While WBBM-AM still tops the charts with its news headlines format, other talk radio stations didn't move the needle in October. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk radio 

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk radio was in 1968

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“Talk radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20radio. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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