pubcastern.
/ˈpʌbˌkɑːstə/, /ˈpʌbˌkastə/, U.S. /ˈpəbˌkæstər/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
= public broadcaster n. at public adj. and n. Compounds 1b.Popularized by the U.S. entertainment-industry magazine Variety.
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1987 Variety 30 Dec. 23/1 Pubcasters are getting more money from private home viewers than ever.
1997 M. Schilling Encycl. Japanese Pop Culture 34 When television broadcasting began in 1953, first on pubcaster NHK, then on commercial network NTV, few Japanese could watch at home.
2000 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 7 Dec. 26 The managing director of sister pubcaster, the ABC, would have been invited..but not John Shier, who has managed to put everyone at SBS..offside.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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