talk radio

NOUN

talk show

Synonyms

WEAK

all-talk audience-participation show call-in show interview show phone-in show

Example Sentences

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But if you listened to talk radio, people were screaming their heads off.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Audacy has a proven track record in sports talk radio, which is attractive to advertisers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Erick Erickson, a talk radio host based in Macon, Ga., landed in the emergency room with severe clots in his lungs nine years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Its CEO, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku, said the fund would assist with burials and medical care, talk radio station Eagle FM reported.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Eventually Mom stopped chatting and switched on some boring talk radio station for the rest of the hour drive home.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas