come/go on the air

idiom

of a radio or television station, program, etc.

: to start broadcasting or being broadcast

The station went on the air 25 years ago.

a show that first came/went on the air five years ago

The President went on the air to defend his policies.

Examples of come/go on the air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An unidentified Russia Today anchor prepares to go on the air in the RT TV studio in Moscow, June 8, 2018. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024

PurpleTV, the new avowedly politically neutral news channel, will go on the air in Milwaukee June 27 on low-power television channel WWMW, at Channel 16.1. —Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024

In this week’s episode, Jerry was joined by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who was kind enough to come on the air and talk about AT&T Stadium as a venue for World Cup 2026. —Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023

The campaign didn’t have the bandwidth, or funds, to go on the air attacking Caruso on other fronts — including his refusal to release his income tax returns, as Bass and other primary candidates had. —Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022

Back in April, Joy's camera fell over, which temporarily froze her video feed just seconds before she was supposed to go on the air. —Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 18 Oct. 2020

The president also is spending $1.2 million in Georgia and $230,000 in Iowa, two states where Biden has yet to go on the air but could do so later this fall. —David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2020

Barber, a popular early-season camping destination for IndyCar fans and a potential drivable race for those in the Indy area, lost its noon start time from 2022 and will now come on the air at 3 p.m.. —Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2023