on-air
adjective
: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser
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The show is averaging about 700,000 on-air viewers this season over seven days (not including streaming).
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck, which officially opens April 3, chronicles the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump last year filed a defamation suit against ABC News after anchor George Stephanopoulos inaccurately said on-air that Trump had been found civilly liable for raping the writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, April 3, Sprinkle hits precisely four decades of serving in a full-time, on-air role at WCNC.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck, which officially opens April 3, chronicles the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump last year filed a defamation suit against ABC News after anchor George Stephanopoulos inaccurately said on-air that Trump had been found civilly liable for raping the writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, April 3, Sprinkle hits precisely four decades of serving in a full-time, on-air role at WCNC.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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