: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
The posthumous milestone cements Jackson’s musical legacy: the 1982 classic amassed 14 million streams and a radio airplay audience of 9.3 million, according to Luminate.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
But the movie only gives tiny little tastes of 1982 rock culture, and why Nebraska was so comically unsuitable for airplay.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Rhythmic-format airplay is the draw for anyone weathering flak for collaborating with him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
The posthumous milestone cements Jackson’s musical legacy: the 1982 classic amassed 14 million streams and a radio airplay audience of 9.3 million, according to Luminate.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
But the movie only gives tiny little tastes of 1982 rock culture, and why Nebraska was so comically unsuitable for airplay.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Rhythmic-format airplay is the draw for anyone weathering flak for collaborating with him.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airplay
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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