newscast

noun

news·​cast ˈnüz-ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

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Through the agreement, CBS Los Angeles’s live newscasts (on KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV) will provide access to audio for LAist, along with online live streams and press conferences. Matt Minton, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 Thompson is pushing the plan as a way to give viewers on the West Coast a live prime-time newscast. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 The Late Show will follow Watson and local newscasts in all time zones, airing at 11:35 p.m. ET/8:35 p.m. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025 During her tenure at Channel 12, Wade revived the practice of editorials from station management being included in some newscasts, something that other Milwaukee stations had dropped. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newscast 

Word History

Etymology

news + broadcast

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newscast was circa 1934

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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newscast. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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newscast

noun
news·​cast -ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun
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