: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 May 2024
The blistering track moves up to No. 3 with 49 million streams and 1.9 million in airplay audience impressions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 May 2024
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 May 2024
The blistering track moves up to No. 3 with 49 million streams and 1.9 million in airplay audience impressions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for airplay
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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