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daypart

noun

Etymology

From day + part.

  1. derived from *par-✻
  2. derived from partem
  3. derived from part
  4. inherited from part
  5. inherited from part
  6. compounded as daypart — “day + part”

Definitions

  1. A part of the day in which a type of radio or television program apropos for that time…

    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.

  2. To divide the broadcasting day of (a station) into periods airing different types of…

    To divide the broadcasting day of (a station) into periods airing different types of material.

    • 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.

  3. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA