# Multiple broadcasts from the same address & broadcast "addressing"

**URL:** https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301
**Category:** Contracts
**Created:** [May 23, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301 "2014-05-23T02:01:46Z")
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### Author: ![something](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/something/32/240_2.png) [@something](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/something)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301/1 "2014-05-23T02:01:46Z")

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I understand a single address can make multiple broadcasts.  
  
  
How does owner of an address that issued multiple broadcasts pick the broadcast he wants to use (decide/close)?

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### Author: ![porqupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@porqupine](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/porqupine)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301/2 "2014-05-24T16:36:31Z")

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It’s based on the deadline specified in the bets - if it’s in the past relative to the timestamp of the broadcast, then it is deciding.

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### Author: ![knircky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@knircky](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/knircky)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301/3 "2014-05-27T23:13:18Z")

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[quote author=porqupine link=topic=355.msg2437#msg2437 date=1400963791]  
It’s based on the deadline specified in the bets - if it’s in the past relative to the timestamp of the broadcast, then it is deciding.  
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does that mean only one active broadcast at one time?

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### Author: ![something](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/something/32/240_2.png) [@something](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/something)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/multiple-broadcasts-from-the-same-address-amp-broadcast-quot-addressing-quot/301/4 "2014-06-02T04:17:55Z")

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In my mind that’s exactly what it means, and that seems to conflict with earlier statement that one address can have multiple broadcasts.&nbsp; I gave up on this thread because I thought I’d rather try in practice, but I’ve been busy with other things.  
(I was asking about concurrentbroadcasts from the same address, of course, otherwise the question would be pointless.)