airtime

noun

air·​time ˈer-ˌtīm How to pronounce airtime (audio)
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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After surveying 49 metropolitan areas, Stack and Gundlach reported that the greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate, independent of divorce, southernness, poverty and gun availability. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 Many board positions were not hotly contested, and almost anyone could show up at a school board meeting and command their five minutes of airtime. Bannon would devote particular attention to schools. Ira Wells june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 Service sales accounted for $96.4 million, primarily driven by airtime services, while product sales contributed $17.4 million. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025 Love it or hate it, yuppie style à la The Official Preppy Handbook is getting a lot of cultural airtime lately: shows like Sirens and The Perfect Couple have lampooned the look, whereas heritage brands such as St. John’s and Bally are seeing a resurgence. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for airtime

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of airtime was in 1924

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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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