| act |
to play a role in a film or play, or on television or radio. [1/14 definitions] |
| actor |
a person who performs in a play, a movie, or a radio or television program. |
| actress |
a woman or girl who performs in a play, a movie, or a radio or television program. |
| aerial |
a radio or television antenna. [1/3 definitions] |
| aircheck |
a recording of a radio broadcast, esp. of music. |
| airing |
a broadcast, usu. of prerecorded material, on radio or television. [1/3 definitions] |
| airplay |
the broadcasting of a recording by a radio or television station. |
| airtime |
broadcast time allotted, as to an event or news story, on television or radio. |
| airwaves |
the media used for transmission of radio and television signals. |
| airway |
(pl.) the collective band of frequencies used for broadcasting by radio stations. [1/3 definitions] |
| AM |
a system of varying a radio signal's amplitude so as to impose the signal on a carrier wave; amplitude modulation. [1/2 definitions] |
| anchor |
the main person who reports the news on a television or radio program. [1/2 definitions] |
| announce |
to report on the action of an event, often on radio or television. [1/2 definitions] |
| announcement |
a spoken commercial advertisement or other message, esp. on radio or television. [1/3 definitions] |
| announcer |
a person who presents programs or reads advertisements on radio or television. |
| antenna |
a metal device that sends or receives radio or television signals. [1/2 definitions] |
| atmospherics |
(used with a sing. verb) static in radio reception caused by atmospheric electrical activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| audience |
the people reached by television, radio, newspapers, or magazines. [1/3 definitions] |
| bandwidth |
the range of radio frequencies required to transmit a certain type of signal. |
| beacon |
a signal of light or radio waves that guides or warns ships or aircraft. |
| beeper |
a device that emits a beeping sound when it receives a radio signal, usu. used for paging those who carry it. |