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

Examples of on the air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in 2024, The Bear is the only one among those that's still on the air and eligible. —

EW.com, 24 May 2024 Watch The Adventures of Paddington on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Little Bear The Canadian TV series Little Bear is based on the Little Bear book series, and although new episodes stopped being aired in 2001 after six years on the air, the show remains a classic. —

Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 Before signing off, Hill gave host Jimmy Fallon a shout-out for The Tonight Show celebrating a decade of late-night TV on the air. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 May 2024 The renewal will take the show through its 30th season on the air. —

Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 May 2024 On Super Tuesday, when producers aired a portion of a live speech by former President Donald J. Trump, Rachel Maddow chastised her bosses on the air. —

Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 15 May 2024 No glimpse of man in this lonely mountain, Yet faint voices drift on the air. —

Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 Over the years, Ripa and Consuelos have shared several tidbits, as well as the occasionally embarrassing moment, about their children, including on the air on Live with Kelly and Mark. —

Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024 Moreover, Sam not only championed me to fill in for him but also to join him on the air on special occasions, like KTLA’s Oscar and Emmy preshows and Oscar nomination morning from the Academy. —

Scott Mantz, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024

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