How to say "broadcaster" in Japanese

• アナウンサーJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe common word for a broadcaster as a person: an announcer or presenter who reads the news or presents programs on television or radio. Think of the familiar face or voice on air.
  アナウンサーは早口はやくちが出来できる。↗

  The announcer can talk rapidly.
• 放送者ほうそうしゃ
  nounA less common word for the broadcaster as the party that sends out a broadcast — the transmitting side, not the announcer on air. In everyday conversation it is seldom the word you want.
• 放送局ほうそうきょく
  nounA less common match for 'broadcaster' in its organizational sense: a broadcasting station — the television or radio station or company as an institution, not a person. Use it when 'broadcaster' means the station itself.
  反乱軍はんらんぐんは放送局ほうそうきょくを占拠せんきょした。↗

  The rebels have captured the broadcasting station.

For a person on air use 「アナウンサー」; for the station or company behind the broadcast use 放送局; 放送者, a less common word, denotes the party that broadcasts and is seldom the everyday choice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• アナウンサーannouncer
• 放送者ほうそうしゃbroadcaster
• 放送局ほうそうきょくbroadcasting station