off the air
idiom
of a radio or television station, etc.
: not broadcasting
The station is now off the air.
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But experts warn that taking Acosta off the air could hurt CNN's image, not just with its audience but also in the grander scheme of things.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Even the honorary awards, given to Ted Danson (the Carol Burnett Award) and Viola Davis (the Cecil B. DeMille Award), were handed out on Saturday, literally taking honor off the air.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bristol Faculty has not taken Tannenbaum off the air, right?
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
One of the fires burning its way through Los Angeles is threatening to take a number of TV and radio stations off the air.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Even the honorary awards, given to Ted Danson (the Carol Burnett Award) and Viola Davis (the Cecil B. DeMille Award), were handed out on Saturday, literally taking honor off the air.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bristol Faculty has not taken Tannenbaum off the air, right?
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
One of the fires burning its way through Los Angeles is threatening to take a number of TV and radio stations off the air.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Off the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20air. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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