public radio

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandradio

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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radio
noun
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to ...
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(Definition ofpublicandradiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic radio

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I think that there is every reason to offer a separate regulation forpublicradio.
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The provisions ofpublicradio-telephones in trains is technically feasible, but the establishment of a satisfactory service would be very costly.
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I believe thatpublicradioand television broadcasters who play a major role in preserving cultural diversity and identity should be exempted from the competition rules.
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This was a private company under a government contract to providepublicradioprogramming.
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He writes and delivers weekly commentaries and essays on media and other issues for commercial andpublicradio.
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The show, which features varying genres of music each week, airs onpublicradiostations.
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The commentary was cited by conservatives as a reason to end government funding ofpublicradio.
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Otherpublicradiostations, run by local public broadcasters are generally only available in the states which those broadcasters operate.
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It had jurisdiction over the postal service,publicradiostation, public works, infrastructure, and censuses, among other things.
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And the fact thatpublicradionever puts a new show on the air or takes any off is definitely to our advantage.
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Publicradiocame even later, arriving in the state in 1983.
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The station operated as a commercial station from its launch in 1924 until 1975, then operated as apublicradiostation from 1975 to 2012.
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Stations' programming content contains a wide variety includingpublicradio, classical music, religious, country, and urban contemporary among others.
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The main players travel from one turf to another, to let thepublicradiostation know there is a new gang in town.
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The station also produced and distributed programming heard onpublicradiostations nationwide.
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His experience encompasses more than thirty years, in commercial radio, print,publicradio, and television.
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The use of a newpublicradiosatellite system began a new era of audio distribution.
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The station began to structure itself more like apublicradiostation rather than a campus club.
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Local rerun compilations are also heard, primarily onpublicradiostations.
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He then made severalpublicradioaddresses, claiming that the proposed agreement was worse than it actually was.
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