Broadcast vs. Telecast — What's the Difference?

Wireless dissemination

Television broadcast

To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network

Live television feed

To make known over a wide area

TV program airing

To sow (seed) over a wide area, especially by hand.

Television-specific content

To communicate or transmit a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming, to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network.

Visual transmission

The act or process of broadcasting a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming.

To broadcast a television program.

A signal, message, or audio or video program that is broadcast over a communication network

To broadcast (a program) by television.

The act of scattering seed.

A television broadcast.

Communicated or transmitted by means of broadcasting, as over a communications network

(transitive) To broadcast by television.

Of or relating to the broadcasting of audio or video content over communication networks, as in television or radio.

(intransitive) To broadcast a television program.

Widely known.

A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.

Scattered over a wide area.

A television broadcast

In a scattered manner.

Broadcast via television;

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

Widely in all directions; abroad.

By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

(transitive) To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

(intransitive) To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

To sow seeds over a wide area.

A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

An act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a radio or television station; - usually referring to a scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio or television station, using the normal radio frequencies for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone conversation, which may also be transmitted in all directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station in the telephone network.

Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); - opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

To cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.

To transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all directions from a radio or television station.

To disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement, etc.) from a radio or television station.

To spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.

Message that is transmitted by radio or television

A radio or television show;

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;

Sow over a wide area, especially by hand;

Cause to become widely known;

Transmission method

Mass communication

Content distribution

General media term

A telecast is a broadcast specifically transmitted over television.

Yes, online streaming is a form of digital broadcasting.

No, radio shows are broadcast, not telecast, as they are not televised.

To broadcast means to transmit information via electronic media to a wide audience.

Broadcasting typically requires a transmitter and a receiver, like a radio or a TV set.

No, YouTube videos are generally not considered telecasts since they are not specifically for television.

A telecast can be either live or pre-recorded.

Yes, all television programs, when aired, are considered telecasts.

No, telecasts include a variety of content such as movies, series, and documentaries.

Yes, with the right equipment and platform, you can broadcast your own content, especially online.

Yes, all telecasts fall under the broader category of broadcasts.

Not all broadcasts require an internet connection; radio broadcasts do not.

Broadcast content is regulated by government entities like the FCC in the U.S.

Yes, podcasting is considered a form of audio broadcasting on the internet.

Cable telecast is transmitted through coaxial cables, while satellite telecast is beamed via satellites.