Meanings
plural back announcements · alternative back-announcement
- Synonym of back announce; outro.
Listeners will want to know title and artist, but vary the way and place you give this information. Sometimes in the pre-announcement, Sometimes in the back announcement.
1982, Howard Gough, The Radio programme: planning, producing, presenting, page 282 more examples
Every programme needs a "front announcement" introducing it and a "back announcement" telling the listener who took part, what publications accompany the course and so on.
1979, The Incorporated LinguistSomehow only the back announcement was handed to those responsible for transmission, so off it went, on air, throughout the land, twelve seconds of meaningless piffle, faithfully transmitted to all corners of Australia again and again and again.
1985, Overland - Volumes 98-101, page 28Synonyms: back announce
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of back announce; outro.
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