Sentence:  After nearly 40 years of continuous <WSD>broadcast</WSD> in Hong Kong, a 24-hour transmission of the BBC World Service will go silent in the former British colony, replaced with programming from China's state radio channel. The move by Radio Television Hong Kong, owned by the local government, was meant to "enhance the cultural exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong", a spokesman said. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.