be on (the) air



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be on (the) air

To be broadcasting live, as on television or radio. OK everyone, we're on the air in five minutes! Please try to control your language—we can't have any cursing while we're on air.
See also: air, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agnieszkaahg-NYESH-kahPolish
Verica-Serbian, Croatian
KaisaKIE-sah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Georgia['dʒɔ:dʒjə]
Leticiale-TEE-thyah (Spanish), le-TEE-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Greer[griə]