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.
Recent Examples on the Web His steady stream of commentary washed over me like sports talk radio. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Williams and talk radio host Jeff Crank are running in the primary, with the state party chairman receiving Trump’s endorsement. Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 June 2024 At the same time, Biden and Trump are operating in two separate echo chambers with many voters listening only to either the mainstream media or conservative talk radio and Fox News. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2024 Previously Hofstetter had set up giant speakers that blasted rock music and talk radio in an attempt to scare the beetles out of the trees. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk radio 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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