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
As a Kansas incentive package designed to offer a new home for the Kansas City Chiefs or Royals is expected to get airtime next week, local leaders are beginning to think about what a stadium might look like west of the state line.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Commercials for Super Bowl LVIII reportedly have an average cost of $7 million per 30 seconds of airtime — up 75% from roughly $4 million a decade ago.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2024
Indeed, a stage manager asked a friend of mine to sit just behind Broadway directing legend Kenny Leon, giving him some quality airtime.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 17 June 2024
This prompts leaders to pause and give airtime to dissenting views.
—Alex Edmans, TIME, 17 June 2024
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Commercials for Super Bowl LVIII reportedly have an average cost of $7 million per 30 seconds of airtime — up 75% from roughly $4 million a decade ago.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2024
Indeed, a stage manager asked a friend of mine to sit just behind Broadway directing legend Kenny Leon, giving him some quality airtime.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 17 June 2024
This prompts leaders to pause and give airtime to dissenting views.
—Alex Edmans, TIME, 17 June 2024
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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