1
: the time or any part of the time when a radio or television station is on the air
2
: the time at which a radio or television broadcast is scheduled to begin
Examples of airtime in a Sentence
The committee plans to buy radio airtime for the campaign ads.
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This difference in architecture over continuous streams requires careful selection of intervals, packetization, codec forming and appropriate models to determine parameters that meet deadlines without wasting airtime.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Gibbs rallied the rest of the supporting cast and wrote a letter on their behalf, meeting with the executives and securing raises and more airtime.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
If a candidate purchases or receives airtime for an advertisement, opponents are entitled to comparable access.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 22 Feb. 2026
News programs are not bound by the rule that demands that networks give equal airtime to viable political candidates during the lead-up to an election.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Gibbs rallied the rest of the supporting cast and wrote a letter on their behalf, meeting with the executives and securing raises and more airtime.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
If a candidate purchases or receives airtime for an advertisement, opponents are entitled to comparable access.
—Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 22 Feb. 2026
News programs are not bound by the rule that demands that networks give equal airtime to viable political candidates during the lead-up to an election.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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