rebroadcast

American  

[ree-brawd-kast, -kahst] / riˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

verb (used with object)

rebroadcast, rebroadcasted, rebroadcasting

1. to broadcast again from the same station.

2. to relay (a radio or television program, speech, etc., received from another station).

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noun

1. a program that is rebroadcast.

Etymology

Origin of rebroadcast

First recorded in 1920–25; re- + broadcast

Example Sentences

This followed a 13-part, 13-hour series—Vietnam: A Television History—that premiered on PBS over 30 years earlier, in 1983, before being rebroadcast in abridged form on public television’s American Experience in 1997.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

It also ordered MBC not to rebroadcast its 2021 reports about Mr. Jang or post them online.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Mr Malema's speech was rebroadcast by a number of Kenyan digital channels and clips of it were shared widely on WhatsApp.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

It is unclear if the channel planned to rebroadcast a Carlson's new show on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, sans consent or air different content of his.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023

When I was growing up we used to get American TV shows rebroadcast on our stations: Doogie Howser, M.D.;

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah