airwaves
plural noun
air·waves
ˈer-ˌwāvz 
: the medium of radio and television transmission
—not used technically
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The book is filled with lurid and deeply personal disclosures about the royal family that dominated newspaper front pages and the airwaves in Britain on Friday.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023
In addition to dominating the airwaves in the U.K., the funeral will also be available for viewers in the U.S. to watch live on CNN, ABC, BBC America, PBS (as well as the PBS app and PBS.org), NBC, and Fox News.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023
In addition to dominating the airwaves in the U.K., the funeral will also be available for viewers in the U.S. to watch live on CNN, ABC, BBC America, PBS (as well as the PBS app and PBS.org), NBC, and Fox News.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022
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“Airwaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airwaves. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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