radio
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That’s why Araujo’s perch on the club level behind home plate is exposed to the crowd rather than enclosed, like the booths to his right used by the radio and TV broadcasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Lynn got on the radio and, as the other three choppers kept their position, Lynn asked him to stick to “one of the corners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The first prerecorded news report ever broadcast, their work would mark a technological and programming milestone in the nascent field of radio journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For decades, America has been a cultural centre of gravity that is difficult to avoid, with many Canadian actors working in Hollywood and Canadian radio stations playing US music.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The twentieth century held some surprises for us all: the flicker of the motion pictures, the yammer of the radio, the mounting rumble of foreign wars, the jangle of change.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The mint also uses recycled silver, some of it extracted from old radios supplied by British hospitals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Back then transistor radios were real popular,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Hichwa was working, while in school, for a defense company, building military-grade radios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The next morning, the drive was completely silent except for the soldiers’ radios and the kids that were crying toward the back of the bus.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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He had no idea until one of the other choppers radioed him to tell him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Early next morning, a drone was sent up and soon after, the operator radioed them.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But after eight laps Norris radioed his team to say he had no rear grip and he began to lose time to the Mercedes and fall back into the clutches of Leclerc.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Minutes earlier, the pilot radioed in to staff at the tower, SoCal Approach, asking if a drone was near that location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Lieutenant Cross radioed up to the gunships and told them to go away.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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Hamilton hit the mechanic on the front right tyre as he accelerated away, immediately radioing to check he was OK, which was confirmed by the team.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Earlier this month, Busch had complained of a lingering, substantial cough, radioing his team to ask for the aid of a doctor after a race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Moments after the capsule reached orbit, a SpaceX mission control manager was heard jokingly radioing to the crew: "If you enjoyed your ride, please don't forget to give us five stars."
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
I call on the way and, like the pilot of a stricken plane radioing ahead with an order to foam the runway, I request that they get some drum hardware bags ready for me.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
So Teddy was the one who first spoke the words in our code, radioing back to General Smith at his command post on the beach.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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