airtime

or air time

[ air-tahym ]

noun
  1. the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast: The airtime for the newscast is 10 p.m.

  2. the time during which a broadcast takes place: The airtime for the new show is from 10 to 10:30 p.m.

  1. a block of such time sold by a radio or television station to an advertiser, allotted to a political candidate, etc.: The company bought three minutes of airtime.

Origin of airtime

1
First recorded in 1940–45; air1 + time

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British Dictionary definitions for airtime

airtime

/ (ˈɛəˌtaɪm) /


noun
  1. the time allocated to a particular programme, item, topic, or type of material on radio or television

  2. the time of the start of a radio or television broadcast

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