listenership
noun
lis·ten·er·ship
| \ ˈlis-nər-ˌship
, ˈli-sᵊn-ər-\
, ˈli-sᵊn-ər-\
Definition of listenership
: the audience for a radio program or recording
also
: the number or kind of that audience
Examples of listenership in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At the time of their two-decade anniversary, they were syndicated to 125 cities around the country with a listenership of nearly 5 million. — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "After nearly two decades, region radio dropping Bob & Tom Show," 12 June 2019 Radio listenership in Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida surged in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, according to a report from Nielsen Audio — the radio ratings company. — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Radio listenership spiked in Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas after hurricanes, survey says," 12 June 2018 Other genres self-consciously evolve from old traditions and aim for lasting listenership, as seen, again, in Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Was Classic Rock a Sound, or a Tribe?," 28 May 2018 And his labor shows: The podcast has 150 perfect reviews on iTunes, and Phillips believes his listenership is approaching 15,000 streams per month. — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, "The Best Adventure Podcast You Should Be Listening To," 19 Apr. 2018 Now the two of you are direct competition for morning drive time listenership. — Bennett Kogon, Billboard, "Nick Cannon Talks Being Authentic 'To The Culture & To Yourself' on New Power 106 Morning Show," 18 June 2019 At the time of their two-decade anniversary, they were syndicated to 125 cities around the country with a listenership of nearly 5 million. — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "After nearly two decades, region radio dropping Bob & Tom Show," 12 June 2019 Monthly podcast listenership in the U.S. has more than doubled over the past five years to 73 million, according to Edison Research. — Anne Steele, WSJ, "Spotify, Pandora Turn to Podcasts for Listeners, Profits," 18 Nov. 2018 There’s a lot of overlap between that publication and maybe my listenership. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Colin Kaepernick’s Nike ads are just one piece of a bigger ‘reckoning’ in the fashion industry," 20 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'listenership.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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