Radio ˈreɪdiəʊ Listen Interview Broadcast Programmes Noun Play

• the play was written specially for radio.
• i listen to the radio on the way to work.
• the interview was broadcast on radio and television.
• did you hear the interview with him on the radio?

radio

1. the activity of broadcasting programmes for people to listen to; the programmes that are broadcast
• SEE ALSO local radio
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/local-radio
• The play was written specially for radio.
• I listen to the radio on the way to work.
• The interview was broadcast on radio and television.
• Did you hear the interview with him on the radio?
• national radio
• a radio programme/show/broadcast/interview
• a radio station/network
• a radio host
• FM/commercial radio
• digital/satellite radio

Extra Examples

• He drove along with his windows open and the radio blaring out.
• The radio announced that the president had been assassinated.
• The song is currently getting heavy radio airplay.
• the largest radio broadcaster in the US
2. a piece of equipment used for listening to programmes that are broadcast to the public
• SEE ALSO clock radio
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clock-radio
• to turn the radio on/off
• to have the radio on
• a car radio
• His radio is permanently tuned to Heart FM.
3. the process of sending and receiving messages through the air using electromagnetic waves
• He was unable to contact Blake by radio.
• to keep in radio contact
• radio frequencies/signals/communications/waves
• It was fascinating to listen to the radio chatter from the ships.
• The message was sent by radio.
• The troops maintained a strict radio silence while they moved into position.
4. a piece of equipment, for example on ships or planes, for sending and receiving radio signals
• They heard the gale warning over the ship’s radio.
• The airline company failed to reach the plane on its radio.
• There were calls for cab radios to link train drivers and signal boxes.

Word Origin

• early 20th cent.: abbreviation of radio-telephony.