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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In the lead-up to the 2020 holiday season, Souza went on a conservative talk radio show and urged listeners to heed public health advice. Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025 Sports talk radio host/college basketball coach Doug Gottlieb wasted no time responding to Lakers superstar LeBron James after his comments about his record as a first-year coach. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 Favorite hobbies: Horse racing, listening to sports talk radio, and cooking (especially pizza). Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025 That made way for highly partisan talk radio from the likes of conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh, whose show went national the next year. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 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 19 Mar. 2025.

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