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The word "newscast" is the short version of "news broadcast." It refers to a summary of the most important current news stories-- it might be two minutes long, five minutes long, or even longer, depending on the station. (Some stations are "all-news," and in the course of an hour, they might offer a long block of stories that includes the top local, national, and international stories. The biggest stories will be repeated every few minutes for people who are just tuning in.) In addition to the top stories about current issues, a typical newscast usually also includes sports headlines and the weather forecast.

Almost since radio's inception in 1920, there was news on the air: the first station to broadcast regularly, 8MK in Detroit (later known as WWJ) was owned by a newspaper, and some major headlines and news stories were read to the listeners. People wanted to be informed, so radio stations began providing a few minutes of news on a regular basis. Eventually, there were entire staffs of radio reporters (and later TV reporters); and to this day, most stations will make the time to broadcast news reports, to help keep the public up-to-date.

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