be on the air
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And having that be impacting the way that the show's ratings go, which impact how long the show gets to be on the air.
From Salon • May 15, 2024
In 1973, The San Francisco Examiner was already calling him the “dean of Los Angeles rock ’n’ roll broadcasting,” and he would be on the air for almost a half-century more after that.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022
Overcoming a childhood stutter fueled his mission to someday be on the air in whatever medium so people would listen to his voice, said his wife, Sharon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2022
Although initially reluctant to be on the air, reporter Edward R. Murrow of CBS began reporting live about Germany’s actions from his posts in Europe.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
In less than three minutes the signals would be on the air and he would know where he was—unless the Norsks had succeeded in finding and eliminating the whole Atlantean under-cover group.
From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)