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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On Thursday, Trump also criticized the network’s chief executive, Suzanne Scott, for giving airtime to Democrats.
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Hadas Gold and Liam Reilly, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The atmosphere was tense as the Fox News production team waited for Harris to show up, Baier said, as her late arrival pushed the limits for the network to get the interview up and running for the 6 p.m. airtime.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
Filly appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022, while ITV has given him airtime on Soccer Aid and The Jonathan Ross Show.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
The claims were given ample airtime on Newsmax despite a lack of credible evidence of fraud and a complete rejection of Trump’s legal challenges in the courts.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Hadas Gold and Liam Reilly, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The atmosphere was tense as the Fox News production team waited for Harris to show up, Baier said, as her late arrival pushed the limits for the network to get the interview up and running for the 6 p.m. airtime.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
Filly appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022, while ITV has given him airtime on Soccer Aid and The Jonathan Ross Show.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
The claims were given ample airtime on Newsmax despite a lack of credible evidence of fraud and a complete rejection of Trump’s legal challenges in the courts.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Airtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airtime. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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