airplay

noun

air·play ˈer-ˌplā

: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station

a song getting a lot of airplay

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To date, the enduring ballad has totaled 2.3 billion in radio airplay audience in the U.S., according to Luminate, along with 189 million official streams and 406,000 downloads sold. —

Gary Trust, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024 The tune marks Wallen’s third leader on Billboard’s most competitive songs chart, which combines sales, streams, and radio airplay to highlight the most popular and most-consumed tracks in the nation. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The 10th single by the popular girl group topped physical sales while coming in at No. 12 for downloads, No. 5 for streaming, No. 68 for radio airplay, and No. 71 for video views. —

Billboard Japan, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024 Next Gala: Sabrina Carpenter Performs, Laufey Wants to Collaborate With Reneé Rapp Mars and Rosé’s duet debuts with 25 million streams and 3.2 million in airplay audience impressions. —

Thania Garcia, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airplay