counterprogram.
To schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.
Meaning & usage
To schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.
By extension, to engage in similar competitive posturing or scheduling in any comparable situation.
The opposing political party is deploying high profile speakers to counterprogram the convention with small rallies at nearby sites.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English program English counterprogram From counter- + program.
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