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dead air

–noun
the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.

Origin:
1940–45
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dead air  
n.  An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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