listenership
noun
lis·ten·er·ship
ˈli-sᵊn-ər-ˌship 
ˈlis-nər-
: the audience for a radio program or recording
also
: the number or kind of that audience
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Alabama’s healthy listenership has survived the rise of the internet and streaming partly because of its residents’ love of high school football, said Sharon Tinsley, the president of the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
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Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Kahan’s dual chart triumph is a story of singular success: after grinding out multiple albums and hundreds of tour dates, the Strafford, Vt. native began an ascent towards crossover stardom in earnest last year as Stick Season’s listenership continued to swell.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Those who matched with the cities, which some online pointed out are all college towns, said artists represented in Burlington, Berkeley and Cambridge indicated an LGBTQ listenership.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
This listenership aligns with Census demographic trends illustrating hispanic population patterns to the US.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
According to senior producer Steven Trader, the show hadn’t experienced a decline in listenership or any other hiccups that usually precede a cancellation.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
The listenership at the time was just as modest, its numbers overshadowed by crosstown public radio peer KUSC-FM (91.5).
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
The rapid growth of podcast listenership coupled with the intimacy of long-form audio has opened up opportunities for deep dives on subjects that would have previously seemed far too niche for mainstream media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
And by infusing many of his traditional country melodies with rap cadences and beats and alt-rock guitars, Wallen has expanded his audience far beyond country’s typical listenership.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Kahan’s dual chart triumph is a story of singular success: after grinding out multiple albums and hundreds of tour dates, the Strafford, Vt. native began an ascent towards crossover stardom in earnest last year as Stick Season’s listenership continued to swell.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Those who matched with the cities, which some online pointed out are all college towns, said artists represented in Burlington, Berkeley and Cambridge indicated an LGBTQ listenership.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
This listenership aligns with Census demographic trends illustrating hispanic population patterns to the US.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
According to senior producer Steven Trader, the show hadn’t experienced a decline in listenership or any other hiccups that usually precede a cancellation.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
The listenership at the time was just as modest, its numbers overshadowed by crosstown public radio peer KUSC-FM (91.5).
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
The rapid growth of podcast listenership coupled with the intimacy of long-form audio has opened up opportunities for deep dives on subjects that would have previously seemed far too niche for mainstream media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
And by infusing many of his traditional country melodies with rap cadences and beats and alt-rock guitars, Wallen has expanded his audience far beyond country’s typical listenership.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
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