listenership

American  

[lis-uh-ner-ship, lis-ner-] / ˈlɪs ə nərˌʃɪp, ˈlɪs nər- /

noun

1. the people or number of people who listen to a radio station, record, type of music, etc..

   The station has a listenership of 200,000.

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listenership British  

/ ˈlɪsnəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. all the listeners collectively of a particular radio programme, station, or broadcaster

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Etymology

Origin of listenership

First recorded in 1940–45; listener + -ship

Example Sentences

While Epstein, Evans, and Preston toiled on the group’s behalf, Sir George’s dogged curation of The Beatles’ sound will ensure a listenership across the centuries.

From Salon

Twenty years ago, he gained a wider listenership after the soundtrack for the 2005 Hollywood film Broken Flowers included his music, and the use of one of his recordings in last year's best-picture-Oscar-nominated Nickel Boys saw further interest.

From BBC

While he had a deep catalog, it was his first full-length release on a label and came with a proper PR campaign, offering the possibility of introducing him to an audience outside of his platform-specific listenership.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there's actually been a gradual increase in listenership going back much further it says, with streams of the genre in the UK growing by 154% since 2019, the year Lil Nas X released Old Town Road with country singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus.

From BBC

Today on Amazon Music more than a third of Latin music is now consumed outside Latin America, and in the last three years alone the listenership for Karol G has grown by more than 250%.

From BBC