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call-in show

call-in show noun: in television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the listening or viewing audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.

Noun

call-in show (plural call-in shows)

  1. In television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the listening or viewing audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.
    • Billed as "the first and only" nationwide call-in show," it invites listeners to "call collect from anywhere in North America to have a heart-to-heart squawk."1969 April 6, Beatrice Berg, “Let's Not Burn, Baby, Burn, Let's Talk, Baby, Talk”, in New York Times, page D19
    Synonyms:
    phone-in show

Synonyms of call-in show

Forms of call-in show

pluralcall-in shows

Questions about call-in show

What does call-in show mean?
Call-in show means in television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the listening or viewing audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.
What part of speech is call-in show?
Call-in show is a noun.
What is the plural of call-in show?
The plural of call-in show is call-in shows.

Words near call-in show in the dictionary

  1. call-by-value
  2. Call-Fleming syndrome
  3. call-girl
  4. call-girls
  5. call-in
  6. call-in show
  7. call-in shows
  8. call-ins
  9. call-letter
  10. call-off
  11. call-offs

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