daypart
Collocations
3ADJ.
most
VERB + DAYPART
time
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
A part of the day in which a type of radio or television program apropos for that time period is aired.
Prime time is the daypart with the most viewers.
verb
To divide the broadcasting day of (a station) into periods airing different types of material.
Much like TV and radio, programming on the Station will be dayparted. Mornings will contain more music news, afternoons will have a heavy promotional focus on Streamland's and SonicNet's Addicted to Noise Web sites, and nights will focus on live entertainment.
A lot of Top 40 stations were heavily dayparted, so softer stuff only got played in the daytime, or harder stuff only got played at night.
To assign (material) to such a period.
Like most R&B stations, rap is dayparted after 6 p.m. but shunned between the hours of 9 p.m. and midnight, when the station runs its quiet storm show.
WMGI's new format, of which I heard a mere 20 minutes last night around 8, seemed to be brighter and much more uptempo. I imagine they've got the youngest stuff (i.e., the rap) dayparted into evenings only, and are being much less adventurous mornings.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Prime time is the daypart with the most viewers.
WiktionaryMuch like TV and radio, programming on the Station will be dayparted. Mornings will contain more music news, afternoons will have a heavy promotional focus on Streamland's and SonicNet's Addicted to N
WiktionaryA lot of Top 40 stations were heavily dayparted, so softer stuff only got played in the daytime, or harder stuff only got played at night.
WiktionaryLike most R&B stations, rap is dayparted after 6 p.m. but shunned between the hours of 9 p.m. and midnight, when the station runs its quiet storm show.
Wiktionary