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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Historically, Black country artists and women get little to no airtime on country radio stations.
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
Hochman has already spent $400,000 on TV airtime in the run-up to Super Tuesday.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
The nominees are selected through a partnership with Uforia, which takes into account airtime on Univision Radio and information related to digital streaming, as well as evaluations from the Television Committee composed of music and industry experts.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Billie Eilish’s Oscar Speech Shout-Out Speaks Up Before the Oscar ceremony, an announcer begged nominees not to waste airtime by name-checking their agents and publicists in their speeches — but nobody said anything about thanking old choir teachers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
This trait of ‘equal airtime’ is one of the is one of the hallmarks of high performing teams.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
There was only one rehearsal, hours before airtime.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Just a wide variety of different people who don’t usually get the airtime.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Her music has not been getting much airtime on those stations.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
Hochman has already spent $400,000 on TV airtime in the run-up to Super Tuesday.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
The nominees are selected through a partnership with Uforia, which takes into account airtime on Univision Radio and information related to digital streaming, as well as evaluations from the Television Committee composed of music and industry experts.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Billie Eilish’s Oscar Speech Shout-Out Speaks Up Before the Oscar ceremony, an announcer begged nominees not to waste airtime by name-checking their agents and publicists in their speeches — but nobody said anything about thanking old choir teachers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
This trait of ‘equal airtime’ is one of the is one of the hallmarks of high performing teams.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
There was only one rehearsal, hours before airtime.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Just a wide variety of different people who don’t usually get the airtime.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Her music has not been getting much airtime on those stations.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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