on-air

adjective

: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser

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Those on-air allies were not merely friends. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 As soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR’s website and an on-air correction was broadcast. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2026 The change was announced on-air to listeners and viewers in a five-minute address by Le Batard on Thursday, and the rebranding will be introduced and officially take effect on Monday. — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 For all anybody knows, Lalas and Ibrahimović could be riding the bumper cars together at the Santa Monica Pier every night, and all the on-air snappishness would still make for great TV. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-air

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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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