airplay
airplay
Definition
☆ air·play (er′plā′)
noun
the playing of a recording over radio or TV
airplay
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- receive: Audio Circus have received live session airplay on BBC Radio Wales.
- get: We've always had trouble getting airplay ' cos of the politics we're involved with.
- gain: Rhianna has been gaining massive airplay with her debut offering of ' Oh Baby ' .
- give: Radio One have been giving nice airplay to some UK hip-hop acts.
- have: It includes ' Time ' and rec 'd much airplay on Radio Wales thanks to Adam Walton.
- hit: Cliff Richard once scored a radio airplay hit by sending out copies of his single under a disguised name of Black Knight.
Adjective modifier
- heavy: Well various tracks are already receiving heavy airplay on London's Jazz FM, ' Girlfriend ' being one such tune.
- extensive: The more discerning soul stations, gave ' Make Me Feel ' extensive airplay.
- massive: Rhianna has been gaining massive airplay with her debut offering of ' Oh Baby ' .
- regular: Despite not having a major record deal, the album is receiving fabulous reviews and regular radio airplay.
- considerable: Got considerable airplay on Radio 1 Features the sound of Dust Brother Mike Simpson's pager.
- national: The Letters, from Bath home to a wealth of successful combo's produced a 45 that would again bring Heartbeat daytime national airplay.
Preposition: on
- radio: Unsurprisingly, they are enjoying considerable airplay on regional radio.
- station: For three minutes of airplay on a British national radio station, the PRS will pay in the region of £ 50.
- evening: But this is a delusion as it is actually pretty banal and mediocre, as the regular airplay on early evening Radio 1 shows.
Modifies a noun
- chart: In the airplay chart, the single moved up to number 3 which means you're hearing a lot of it over the summer.
- royalty: The airplay royalties of new releases will decline rapidly after the initial distribution.
- list: Destiny's Child hold at number 2 for a fourth week, and rise to the top of the airplay list.
Preposition: in
- country: Cozy Prisons, my favorite on the album deserves airplay in all countries, not just in their homeland should it be released.
Noun used with modifier
- radio: Mosque have not received a single piece of radio airplay - not even on Shaun's own show.
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