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broadcast

/ˈbɹɑdkæst/
noun

  1. A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

  2. A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

    "The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast."

  3. The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

Antonymsnarrowcast
verb

  1. To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

    Similar: air, transmit

  2. To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

  3. To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

Synonymsair, transmit
Antonymsnarrowcast
adjective

  1. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

  2. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

  3. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

Synonymswidespread
adverb

  1. Widely in all directions; abroad.

  2. By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

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