Broadcast by government in California of party line? (5)
I believe the answer is:
conga
'party line?' is the definition.
'conga' can be an answer for 'line?' (conga line is a kind of line). I am not certain of the 'party' bit.
'broadcast by government in california' is the wordplay.
'broadcast by' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'government' becomes 'g'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'california' becomes 'ca'.
'on'+'g'='ong'
'ong' inserted within 'ca' is 'CONGA'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for conga that I've seen before include "Latin American dance with three steps and a kick" , "Latin-American dance" , "Lined-up dance" , "Latin American "follow-my-leader" dance" , "Single-file dance" .)