go on the air
Example Sentences
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“They developed this tradition where anyone who’s used his program to pay off all their debt can go on the air with him on the radio and do what’s called a ‘debt-free scream.’
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024
I didn’t think it would be responsible to have him go on the air.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
It was 8 p.m. — time for his team to go on the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022
“KUOW was right there in the building — a big, 100,000-watt FM station with a huge coverage footprint. But students were only allowed to go on the air a few minutes at a time.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022
The city’s emergency broadcast system, which was supposed to swing into action during a crisis, did not go on the air because "the Sunday-morning staff did not know how to operate the equipment."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
