Definition of "airtime" []

• The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. (noun)
• The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The easiest way to fill space or airtime is to give it over to advocates on particular issues -- to substitute opinion for reporting."
• "Why he even gets airtime is beyond me ... is he paying the media to cover him?"
• "Tue 09/29/09 6: 14 PM sooo i agree with mark. i love sheldon to pieces, he does make off with the show, but the other four getting more airtime is greatly needed."