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air⋅waves

[air-weyvz]
–plural noun
the media of radio and television broadcasting: The airwaves were filled with news flashes about the crisis.

Origin:
1895–1900, for earlier sense; air 1 + waves (pl. of wave )
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air·wave   (âr'wāv')   
n.  The medium used for the transmission of radio and television signals. Often used in the plural.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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