An example of asynchronous media is

The newspaper is an example of asynchronous media.

Asynchronous media do not require the audience to gather at one fixed moment, since the reader can take up the paper at any convenient time.

The message stays fixed in print and waits until the receiver chooses to engage with it.

Television broadcasts at set times and, in its live form, expects the viewer to be present as it airs.

Radio likewise transmits in real time, calling for listeners at the moment of broadcast.

Cinema too is synchronous, gathering its audience together for a scheduled screening.