closedown
IPA: kɫˈoʊzdaʊn
noun
- (radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
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Examples of "closedown" in Sentences
- This made it easier at closedown.
- Funding problems and imminent closedown.
- The impact of the factory's closedown was huge.
- Clocks could also appear at closedown or startup.
- BBC One's last closedown took place on 8 November 1997.
- Someone has got rid of the S4C Closedown Screen main article.
- The four day closedown period includes refurbishment and team training.
- It was founded in 1983 and went all the way until its closedown in 1999.
- After the analogue closedown, a fourth multiplex named MUX E was launched.
- The channel then plays family programmes after Kidzone until closedown at 12am.