on the air
idiom
variants
or less commonly on air
of a radio or television station, program, etc.
: broadcasting or being broadcast
The interview will be on the air tomorrow.
an interview being shown on air
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Younger millennials are aware of all those things, but mainly from TikTok.
Yet a generation that was still in school when Wizards of Waverly Place and Victorious were on the air is now poised to take its turn at the Oscar podium.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
At the time of its cancellation, Springer’s infamous tabloid talk show had been on the air for nearly three decades since its premiere in September 1991.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Viola Davis, like Streep and Winfrey before her the Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, didn’t give her full speech on the air, but presented the best actress in a drama category.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
There was another version with a quote from Margaret Thatcher talking about how putting terrorists on the air gives them oxygen.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
At the time of its cancellation, Springer’s infamous tabloid talk show had been on the air for nearly three decades since its premiere in September 1991.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Viola Davis, like Streep and Winfrey before her the Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, didn’t give her full speech on the air, but presented the best actress in a drama category.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
There was another version with a quote from Margaret Thatcher talking about how putting terrorists on the air gives them oxygen.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“On the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20air. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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