Airwaves
noun
The public frequencies used for broadcasting radio and television.
The government has sold off the airwaves to the highest bidder.
Often appears as...
- dominate the airwaves
- flood the airwaves
noun
The medium through which radio waves are transmitted.
Many companies are vying for control of the airwaves.
Often appears as...
- control the airwaves
- access to airwaves
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The public frequencies used for broadcasting radio and television.
The government has sold off the airwaves to the highest bidder.
Often appears as...
- dominate the airwaves
- flood the airwaves
noun
The medium through which radio waves are transmitted.
Many companies are vying for control of the airwaves.
Often appears as...
- control the airwaves
- access to airwaves
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Broadcasting Context
Airwaves refer to broadcasting radio or TV, think of them like invisible roads for signals.
Popular music tends to rule the airwaves.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Resource
Remember, airwaves are public frequencies managed by the government, not owned privately.
There's a debate about who should control the airwaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Auctioned Spectrum
Airwaves can be sold to companies, which influences what you hear or see on radio and TV.
The airwaves auction shaped the local radio landscape.
Pro Tip 1/3Broadcasting Context
Airwaves refer to broadcasting radio or TV, think of them like invisible roads for signals.
Popular music tends to rule the airwaves.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Resource
Remember, airwaves are public frequencies managed by the government, not owned privately.
There's a debate about who should control the airwaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Auctioned Spectrum
Airwaves can be sold to companies, which influences what you hear or see on radio and TV.
The airwaves auction shaped the local radio landscape.
Pro Tip 1/3Broadcasting Context
Airwaves refer to broadcasting radio or TV, think of them like invisible roads for signals.
Popular music tends to rule the airwaves.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Resource
Remember, airwaves are public frequencies managed by the government, not owned privately.
There's a debate about who should control the airwaves.
Pro Tip 3/3Auctioned Spectrum
Airwaves can be sold to companies, which influences what you hear or see on radio and TV.
The airwaves auction shaped the local radio landscape.
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How Mr. Condom made...
use all the radio stations television stations and that's when we went onto the airwaves and then we had a new prime minister soon after that and he said I could you come and join he asked me in because he liked my wife a lot so I said ok he became the chairman of National AIDS committee and increased
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The path to ending...
to work to push folks to tell better stories, but we need folks to be both active listeners, and we need folks in the industry to push back and challenge those, not only the structures that lead to that content coming on the air, but the proliferation across our airwaves. At the end of the day,
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The Fascinating Lives of...
Jersey had never been camping before in my life and I'd done a research project on squirrels before in college so I threw my best pitch together and you know sent it off over the satellite airwaves and somehow a couple weeks later I had a
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Panama Frogs Serenade...
slow every evening there is a continuous battle for the supremacy of the airwaves
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How Mr. Condom made...
use all the radio stations television stations and that's when we went onto the airwaves and then we had a new prime minister soon after that and he said I could you come and join he asked me in because he liked my wife a lot so I said ok he became the chairman of National AIDS committee and increased
Video examples
The path to ending...
to work to push folks to tell better stories, but we need folks to be both active listeners, and we need folks in the industry to push back and challenge those, not only the structures that lead to that content coming on the air, but the proliferation across our airwaves. At the end of the day,
Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
Jersey had never been camping before in my life and I'd done a research project on squirrels before in college so I threw my best pitch together and you know sent it off over the satellite airwaves and somehow a couple weeks later I had a
Video examples
Panama Frogs Serenade...
slow every evening there is a continuous battle for the supremacy of the airwaves
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Quote examples
John Lahr
American Critic
Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.
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Reed Hundt
American Public Servant
The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding that they would serve the public interest while trying to maximize profit. An aspect of serving the public is to use the immense power of electronic media to reflect evolving standards of respect for other people.
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Alice Cooper
American Musician
The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easy-going sound and strangle the life out of it.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
American Musician
I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world.
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Charles W. Pickering
American Judge
Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
I still enjoy watching a batter successfully cross home plate, but nothing thrills me more than seeing the Holy Spirit at work in hearts as the Gospel is carried into stadiums, across the airwaves, and around the world.
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Ralph Macchio
American Actor
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.
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Robert McChesney
American Critic
And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they have to pay for the airwaves they use, for their services.
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Joey Ramone
American Musician
The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.
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John Updike
American Novelist
Without books, we might just melt into the airwaves and be just another set of blips.
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John Lahr
American Critic
Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.
Quote examples
Reed Hundt
American Public Servant
The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding that they would serve the public interest while trying to maximize profit. An aspect of serving the public is to use the immense power of electronic media to reflect evolving standards of respect for other people.
Quote examples
Alice Cooper
American Musician
The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easy-going sound and strangle the life out of it.
Quote examples
Mary Chapin Carpenter
American Musician
I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world.
Quote examples
Charles W. Pickering
American Judge
Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
I still enjoy watching a batter successfully cross home plate, but nothing thrills me more than seeing the Holy Spirit at work in hearts as the Gospel is carried into stadiums, across the airwaves, and around the world.
Quote examples
Ralph Macchio
American Actor
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.
Quote examples
Robert McChesney
American Critic
And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for example for cell phone operators, they have to pay for the airwaves they use, for their services.
Quote examples
Joey Ramone
American Musician
The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
Without books, we might just melt into the airwaves and be just another set of blips.
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