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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Besides, my viewing habits have always been resolutely local — Channel 5 in the morning, KCAL-TV Channel 9’s nightly three-hour news block, then the 11 p.m. half-hour newscast on KNBC-TV Channel 4. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 Daily newscasts on the hostage crisis added to Carter’s already deep political problems, contributing to a sense of a nation defeated and in decline. Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024 Donovan Long is the new morning news anchor at WITI-TV (Channel 6), filling the anchor chair left vacant when Kim Murphy was promoted from the morning show to co-anchor the Milwaukee Fox affiliate's 4, 6 and 9 p.m. newscasts. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024 Hall anchors Channel 58's Saturday morning newscast, along with her reporting shifts and fill-in anchor duties. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 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 22 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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