on the air
idiom
variants
or less commonly on air
of a radio or television station, program, etc.
: broadcasting or being broadcast
The interview will be on the air tomorrow.
an interview being shown on air
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Their show, Fixer to Fabulous, has been on the air since 2019.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Any show that’s been on the air for more than a decade, as is the case for several of these series, is bound to have its share of low points over the years.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Watson is a geneticist, and there’ve been enormous advances in that world and that science since the time House was on the air.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
The Comedy Central series has been on the air for nearly three decades.
—Sezin Keohler, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Any show that’s been on the air for more than a decade, as is the case for several of these series, is bound to have its share of low points over the years.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
Watson is a geneticist, and there’ve been enormous advances in that world and that science since the time House was on the air.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
The Comedy Central series has been on the air for nearly three decades.
—Sezin Keohler, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“On the air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20air. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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