Listenership
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɪsənəʃɪp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Listenership is a noun meaning (linguistics) The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening.
Meaning
(linguistics) The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening.
More Meanings
- The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).
Example Sentences
The American research confirmed the figure of 35 million as the average listenership of the station within Nigeria.
[A]n increase in VOA [Voice of America] audience size may well have been concealed by a change in recording listenership. In all, VOA tied for third in listenership among foreign stations.
On the other hand, listenership figures from SABC [...] indicate that Radio Metro, an English-medium music programme oriented to urban blacks has one of the highest listenerships of all stations among blacks.
As noted earlier, Black musics including the blues have not had solely Black listenerships, or remained entirely Black practices: others have been captivated by these musics, contributed to their histories, and benefitted financially from them.
Word Forms
- listenerships
Synonyms for listenership
Depending on context, synonyms include hearership.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include audience, hearing, court, audiocast, play, broadcast.
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