已往各家提出的广播定义不少,而论述定义的文章则较鲜见,在已有的专论中在概念上还显得混乱。本文旨在分析以往的定义,并就广播定义有关的问题提出个人看法,以期引起广播电视理论研究工作同行们更深入的探讨。目前见到的、大家引用最多的是《辞海》的“广播”定义,它是这样表述的:“通过无线电波或通过导线向广大地区播送音响、图像的节目,统称广播”。很多辞书、专著、教材都使用这 There have been many definitions of broadcasts that have been made in previous quarters, while the articles that deal with definitions have been rare, and conceptually confusing in existing monographs. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the previous definitions and to put forward personal opinions on the issues related to the definition of broadcasting so as to cause the researchers in the field of radio and television theory to study in more depth. What we see so far as quoted is the definition of “broadcasting” of “Cihai”. It is stated as follows: “Broadcasting of audio and video programs to the vast area through radio waves or wires, collectively referred to as broadcasting.” Many dictionaries, monographs, textbooks use this