radio

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. wireless, radio telegraphy, radio telephony; radiogram. See communication.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The study and practice of wireless communication]

Syn. radio transmission, radio reception, signaling, radio engineering, radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, television, radio work, radio operation, radionics; see also broadcasting , communication 1 , communications .

2. [A receiving device]

Syn. receiver, tuner, AM-FM radio, shortwave radio, clock radio, transistor radio, transistor, portable radio, pocket radio, car radio, Walkman (trademark), home radio, radio set, console, wireless, ship's radio, ship-to-shore radio, CB radio, walkie-talkie, two-way radio, crystal set, ghetto blaster*, boom box*, squawk box; see also communications .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

receiver, *boom box, *ghetto blaster, Marconi, CB, crystal set, ham radio, walkie-talkie. ''Television without eyestrain.''— Max Gralnik.

WORD FIND

• AM: amplitude modulation

• amateur two-way radio enthusiast: ham

• brief quote from someone in the news: soundbite

• broadcast sent from other station or network: feed

• DJ: disc jockey

• FM: frequency modulation

• identification letters: call

• letters morning and evening time when commuters listen: drive time

• obnoxious radio show: shock radio

• overseas political radio of United States: Voice of America

• range of radio frequencies: band

• station that only rebroadcasts other stations’ shows: translator

• switch used by DJ to block cough or sneeze from going over the air: cough button

• type of programming: format

• unlicensed station: pirate station