news broadcast

Meaning

A 'news broadcast' is a television or radio program that reports current events, local and international news, weather, and sports. It is usually delivered by professional news anchors and reporters at scheduled times throughout the day.

Examples

• My grandparents always watch the evening news broadcast at six o'clock.

  My grandparents always watch the evening news broadcast at six o'clock.

• The news broadcast was interrupted by an emergency weather warning.

  The news broadcast was interrupted by an emergency weather warning.

• He works as a camera operator for the local morning news broadcast.

  He works as a camera operator for the local morning news broadcast.

• I missed the live news broadcast, so I read the summary online.

  I missed the live news broadcast, so I read the summary online.

• The international news broadcast covered the historic peace talks in detail.

  The international news broadcast covered the historic peace talks in detail.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I heard the news broadcasting on the radio.

  ✓ I heard the news broadcast on the radio.

  'Broadcast' is the noun form representing the program itself. 'Broadcasting' refers to the general activity or industry.

• ✗ They showed the accident during the news telecast.

  ✓ They showed the accident during the news broadcast.

  While 'telecast' is technically correct for television, 'news broadcast' is far more common and natural in modern English for both TV and radio.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The prime minister gave a speech that was featured on every major ___.

  💡 A television or radio program reporting current events.

  Show answer

  news broadcast

• I usually listen to the morning ___ while driving to work.

  💡 A scheduled report of daily events.

  Show answer

  news broadcast