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listenership

listenership

1 5.5
People who listen to a particular radio program or station
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪsənərʃɪp/
translation icon : audiencia
  • A 2011 survey found that radio listenership among women in Liberia is 81% and that all of them listened to community radio stations (Fortune et al., 2011).
  • listenership role

Since the the months after, after SNL, our listenership probably quadrupled.

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Examples

  • The radio show's increasing popularity led to a larger listenership every month.

  • Since the the months after, after SNL, our listenership probably quadrupled.

    Theo Von Clips

  • One of the nice things is that over the couple of months that we did this listenership never went down.

  • And we're grateful because your listenership is the best gift of all.

  • I hope to continue to grow my listenership and fan base and to support all music and musicians.

    Blog text (11)

  • Support in terms of listenership sucks at the moment.

    Blog text (32)

  • A fun start is that we have actually almost quadrupled our listenership in the last couple of years.

    The Fellas

  • Arbitron releases report clearly showing increase in radio listenership during Super.

    Blog text (16)

  • Listenership is sometimes more important than readership.

    Academic text (1994)

  • To me, the number one podcast with Black listenership and viewership in the world is Joe Rogan is Joe Rogan.

    FLAGRANT

Synonyms

audience
vslistenership
∞ 1.8

People who get information or entertainment, for example from a show

is limited to people who tune into a specific radio show or station

How Large

mass medium
1 3.8
audience
∞ 1.8
listenership
1 5.5
narrowcast
  • Literature
8.1

Surface Forms

listenership singular
listenerships plural

Morphology

listenership = listener (transparent) = listen + er + ship

Formed from 'listener' + the productive suffix '-ship' to denote the collective or state; meaning 'group of listeners' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word listenership is made from listen and -ship, where listen means 'to hear' and -ship is like in friendship or leadership, meaning a 'group' or 'state'. So listenership means the group of people who listen to a particular radio show or station.