airwaves

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  1. the medium of transmission of signals by radio or television stations; by radio transmission; -- used non-technically; as, over the airwaves, i. e. by radio or television.

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  • It means that Project Runway can return to the airwaves, which is great. —  Purse Blog
  • Less vile people spreading hate on the airwaves is a benefit for the country. —  daytondailynews.com - News
  • But radio across the airwaves is an amazing and incomparable medium which is not replaced by Internet in its modern form and essence. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • Neither 9 / 11 nor the airwaves are Keith Olbermann's personal property. —  Latest Articles
  • Shock Jocks highlights the politicized and often factually challenged world of talk radio that dominates a sizable portion of America's airwaves, and shows how misogyny, racism, and utter contempt for other human beings is disguised as "free speech".
 

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