simulcast

verb

si·​mul·​cast ˈsī-məl-ˌkast How to pronounce simulcast (audio)
 also  ˈsi-
simulcast also simulcasted; simulcasting

intransitive verb

: to broadcast simultaneously (as by radio and television)

transitive verb

: to broadcast (a program) by simulcasting
simulcast noun

Examples of simulcast in a Sentence

The network will simulcast the game on its radio and television stations.
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In 2016, Project NOLA partnered with the University of New Orleans which now houses the group’s National Real-Time Crime Center where cameras are monitored and simulcast to the municipalities and police monitoring stations the project serves, according to Lagarde. Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025 The Americas launches on Sunday February 23 and will simulcast on sister networks. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 Fourteen of those will be carried on 830 WCCO and simulcast on 102.9 The Wolf. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2025 What's next: The action will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, discovery+ and Max starting at 2pm Feb. 9. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for simulcast

Word History

Etymology

simultaneous broadcast

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of simulcast was in 1948

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“Simulcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulcast. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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