verb / noun

broadcast

To send a program or message to a wide audience, or such a transmission.

The station broadcasts the evening news to the whole region.

Etymology

Broadcast first described scattering seed over a wide area. Radio and later media transferred that image to sending one message or program out to many receivers.

More examples

We listened to a live broadcast of the match.
The emergency message was broadcast on every local channel.
She dislikes having her private troubles broadcast to the neighborhood.

Forms

broadcast · broadcasts · broadcasting · broadcasted

broadcaster noun — A person or organization that transmits programs to an audience.

Similar words

transmit: Can send any signal, broadcast emphasizes reaching a wide audience.