hit the airwaves
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: to be broadcast for the first time
The band's new recording hit the airwaves yesterday.
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The first special hit the airwaves on December 31, 1972, on NBC, with Clark hosting live from Times Square.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
Fortuitously, the series hit the airwaves right around the time that Iger was being publicly targeted in an activist investor campaign waged by Trian Partners’ Nelson Peltz — for the second time in two years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Today, nearly six decades after their popular TV show first hit the airwaves, Dolenz is the group’s last surviving member.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The Jerry Springer Show hit the airwaves in the early 90s, running from 1991 to 2018, causing mayhem for 27 seasons.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
Fortuitously, the series hit the airwaves right around the time that Iger was being publicly targeted in an activist investor campaign waged by Trian Partners’ Nelson Peltz — for the second time in two years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Today, nearly six decades after their popular TV show first hit the airwaves, Dolenz is the group’s last surviving member.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The Jerry Springer Show hit the airwaves in the early 90s, running from 1991 to 2018, causing mayhem for 27 seasons.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Hit the airwaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20airwaves. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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