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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Subscriptions were of no concern in that room, and lack of airtime devoted to that subject was a welcome break from the streaming platforms’ sometimes-desperate hijacking of the upfronts.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
On most Sundays throughout the MLB season, Roku will be the home for the league’s first games of the day, with an exclusivity window during airtime as well.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
On most Sundays throughout the MLB season, Roku will be the home for the league’s first games of the day, with an exclusivity window during airtime as well.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2024
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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