live coverage
noun
: a broadcast of an event on a radio or television program while the event is happening
The network will have live coverage of the game.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 May 2025
By the time the Indianapolis 500 concludes, FOX will have aired 60 hours of live coverage.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Saturday’s live coverage of the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of 17.7 million viewers.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 May 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 May 2025
By the time the Indianapolis 500 concludes, FOX will have aired 60 hours of live coverage.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
How papal conclave history provides clues to new candidates
Watch live coverage of conclave
USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Saturday’s live coverage of the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of 17.7 million viewers.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 May 2025
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“Live coverage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20coverage. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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