si·mul·cast

[sahy-muhl-kast, ‐kahst, sim-uhl‐] noun, verb, si·mul·cast, si·mul·cast·ed, si·mul·cast·ing.
noun
1.
a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
2.
a closed-circuit television broadcast of an event, as a horse race, while it is taking place.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to broadcast in this manner.

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; simul(taneous) + (broad)cast

broadcast, narrowcast, simulcast.
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simulcast (ˈsɪməlˌkɑːst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to broadcast (a programme, etc) simultaneously on radio and television
 
n
2.  a programme, etc, so broadcast
 
[C20: from simul(taneous) + (broad)cast]

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Word Origin & History

simulcast
"to broadcast simultaneously on radio and television," 1948, formed from simul(taneous) + (broad)cast. The noun is first recorded 1949, from the verb.
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Example sentences
But there will be an overflow room, they add, and the presentations will be simulcast into that room.
They simulcast the running monologue in their heads.
Simulcast guests and satellite facilities shall receive all approved simulcast
  racing programs offered by simulcast hosts.
The venue has both simulcast and seasonal live games.
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