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Airplay is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to state how frequently a song is being played on Wireless|over-the-air radio station s. For example, a song which is being played several times every day ( Spin (radio)|spins ) would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay. The explosion of music played on jukebox es, in nightclub s and at discotheque s between the 1940s and 1960s fell into this category.

For commercial broadcasting, airplay is usually the result of being placed into rotation (music)|rotation , also called adding it to the station's playlist by the music director , possibly as the result of a Pay to Play#In music|Pay for Play sponsored by the record label . For student radio and other community radio or indie radio stations, it is often the selection by each disc jockey , usually at the suggestion of a music director.

Most countries have at least one radio airplay chart in existence, although larger countries such as the United States of America , the United Kingdom , Germany , Australia , Japan , and Brazil have several, to cover different genre (music)|genre s and areas of the country.

A song which was very successful in the airplay charts but not so strong in sales was commonly known as " record player|turntable hit song|hit " when radio stations played only vinyl record|vinyl single (music)|single s.

Airplay can be a crucial element in securing a singer's 'hit', and alongside social networking websites it is an effective method that artists uses to make their name known.

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