listenership

noun lis·ten·er·ship \ ˈlis-nər-ˌship , ˈli-sᵊn-ər- \

|Updated on: 1 Jun 2018

Definition of listenership

: the audience for a radio program or recording; also : the number or kind of that audience

Recent Examples of listenership from the Web

Other genres self-consciously evolve from old traditions and aim for lasting listenership, as seen, again, in Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Was Classic Rock a Sound, or a Tribe?," 28 May 2018
Audio companies such as Gimlet Media, Wondery and 60dB have raised millions from investors in recent years, riding a wave of exploding listenership in the U.S. and beyond.

— benjamin mullin, WSJ, "With $40 Million, Podcast Upstart Luminary Media Builds a Platform," 11 May 2018
And his labor shows: The podcast has 150 perfect reviews on iTunes, and Phillips believes his listenership is approaching 15,000 streams per month.

— chris van leuven, Outside Online, "The Best Adventure Podcast You Should Be Listening To," 19 Apr. 2018
As noted above, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ranks songs based on audience impressions or the size of listenership for the week.

— trevor anderson, Billboard, "Drake's 'God's Plan' Ties Record for Fastest Trip to Top 10 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Chart," 7 Feb. 2018
The onetime unifier Taylor Swift seems set on dividing her potential listenership into camps of friends and rivals with her barbed new material.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Kelly Clarkson's Retro, Uplifting Dream of Unity," 27 Oct. 2017
Revenue is up, listenership is climbing and new players are getting into the game as the industry spots another chance to broaden its scope.

— steve knopper, Billboard, "Labels Press Record on New Way to Grow Streaming Revenue: Make a Podcast," 20 Oct. 2017
Rather than being cannibalized by podcasts, terrestrial listenership is on the rise.

— jane borden, Vanities, "At a Women-Only Podcasting Festival, One of Radio’s Most Established Voices Sets Its Sights on the Future," 10 Oct. 2017
Rather than being cannibalized by podcasts, terrestrial listenership is on the rise.

— jane borden, vanityfair.com, "At a Women-Only Podcasting Festival, One of Radio’s Most Established Voices Sets Its Sights on the Future," 10 Oct. 2017

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