narrowcast

 [nar-oh-kast, -kahst]  

nar·row·cast

   [nar-oh-kast, -kahst]
verb (used without object), nar·row·cast or nar·row·cast·ed, nar·row·cast·ing. Radio and Television.
to aim a program or programming at a specific, limited audience or sales market.
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Origin:
1770–80, for an earlier sense; narrow (broad)cast

Can be confused: broadcast, narrowcast, simulcast.
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narrowcast (ˈnærəʊˌkɑːst)
 
—vb , -casts, -casting, -cast, -casted
1.  (tr) to supply (television programmes) to a small area by cable television
2.  (intr) (of programmers or advertisers) to target a specialized audience on radio or television
 
'narrowcasting
 
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