off the air
idiom
of a radio or television station, etc.
: not broadcasting
The station is now off the air.
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The president’s stark warning comes in the wake of ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The network pulled Kimmel off the air Wednesday over the comedian’s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his monologue on Monday night.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The country’s media regulator pressured ABC to pull late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The pulling of Kimmel off the air comes less than nine weeks after CBS announced that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert would end after its current season—a decision that was widely viewed as politically motivated.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The network pulled Kimmel off the air Wednesday over the comedian’s comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his monologue on Monday night.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The country’s media regulator pressured ABC to pull late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The pulling of Kimmel off the air comes less than nine weeks after CBS announced that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert would end after its current season—a decision that was widely viewed as politically motivated.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Off the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20air. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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