Daytimer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An AM radio station that is only allowed to broadcast during the daytime. US

    "And, as you know, most of the black broadcasters and Mexican-American broadcasters and minority broadcasters in the United States have wound up with the dog stations in various markets, mainly daytimers. Very few of us are in the large markets […]"

Example

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"And, as you know, most of the black broadcasters and Mexican-American broadcasters and minority broadcasters in the United States have wound up with the dog stations in various markets, mainly daytimers. Very few of us are in the large markets […]"

Etymology

From daytime + -er.

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