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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In Tell Me Everything, Winfrey remembers watching Walters to learn how to succeed as an on-air journalist.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Then, following a long review, it was ruled incomplete without an on-air explanation.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Broadcast studios are designed with intention to match each show's energy, segments are timed down to the second to keep the program on schedule, and the on-air talent is expected to look camera-ready for the duration of the show.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 June 2025
Nearly as important, though, is the fact that streaming continues to be a sizable fount of new viewers even after on-air and DVR viewing essentially stops.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
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Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Then, following a long review, it was ruled incomplete without an on-air explanation.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Broadcast studios are designed with intention to match each show's energy, segments are timed down to the second to keep the program on schedule, and the on-air talent is expected to look camera-ready for the duration of the show.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 June 2025
Nearly as important, though, is the fact that streaming continues to be a sizable fount of new viewers even after on-air and DVR viewing essentially stops.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on-air
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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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