This is the 2147th most frequent Japanese word.
放映
Broadcasting or airing (of a TV show or movie).
This usage refers to broadcasting a movie on television at a specific time.
その映画は今晩9時に放映されます。
That movie will be broadcast tonight at 9 PM.
Here, '放映' denotes the event of broadcasting a program historically.
この番組の放映が始まったのは1990年です。
The broadcast of this program started in 1990.
In this example, '放映中' specifies the context of broadcasting in-progress.