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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Many songs got airplay on U92 before hitting the top of the charts across the country, Cruise said. 
Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Her audience airplay figure in the week ending Aug. 4 was a modest 382,500. Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Instead, an edited version will receive airplay on BBC Radio 1, while the company's other channels retained the ability to choose which version to play. Staff Author Published, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 And yet … recycling still gets far more airplay than going plane-free. Grace Huckins, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 The airplay Smith received led to a near-instant international breakthrough, cementing them as a global household name within a year. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 Today, the song and its memorable music video still get frequent airplay, but at the time the group was reportedly reluctant to release the track as a single, which appeared on their 1981 breakthrough album Dare. David Chiu, Forbes, 3 July 2022 One-in and one-out also applied to radio airplay and concert bills. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 July 2022 These surveys measure streaming, airplay and sales using the same methodology as the all-genre Hot 100. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Her audience airplay figure in the week ending Aug. 4 was a modest 382,500. Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Instead, an edited version will receive airplay on BBC Radio 1, while the company's other channels retained the ability to choose which version to play. Staff Author Published, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 And yet … recycling still gets far more airplay than going plane-free. Grace Huckins, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022 The airplay Smith received led to a near-instant international breakthrough, cementing them as a global household name within a year. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 Today, the song and its memorable music video still get frequent airplay, but at the time the group was reportedly reluctant to release the track as a single, which appeared on their 1981 breakthrough album Dare. David Chiu, Forbes, 3 July 2022 One-in and one-out also applied to radio airplay and concert bills. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 1 July 2022 These surveys measure streaming, airplay and sales using the same methodology as the all-genre Hot 100. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above