channel
noun OPAL W
/ˈtʃænl/
/ˈtʃænl/
- [countable] a television station
- a television/TV channel
- cable/digital/satellite channels
- a news channel
- a music/sports/movie channel
- to change/switch channels
- on a channel What's on Channel 4 tonight?
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb1- I changed channels when the news came on.
- Last year, the company launched its own TV channel.
- Lily surfed the channels on the television.
- There's an interesting documentary on Channel 4 tonight.
- This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- change
- flip
- flip through
- …
- broadcast
- on a/the channel
- [countable] a band of radio waves used for making television or radio broadcasts
- radio channels
- terrestrial/satellite channels
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- change
- flip
- flip through
- …
- broadcast
- on a/the channel
- [countable] (also channels [plural])a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send something somewhere
- Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
- The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
- The company has worldwide distribution channels.
- Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
Extra Examples- If you want a visa, you will have to go through the proper channels.
- Journalists always have indirect channels for getting information.
- She first tried to get a doctor's certificate through official channels.
- The government hopes to settle the dispute through diplomatic channels.
- an effective channel for communication
- attempts to open up new channels of communication
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- indirect
- formal
- …
- go through
- use
- establish
- …
- through a/the channel
- a channel of communication
- channels of distribution
- [countable] a means by which data is communicated and exchanged between elements of a computer system or other system
- an audio channel
- [countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings
- The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
- Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions.
- [countable] a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc.
- drainage channels in the rice fields
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1- A channel is being dug to divert the river.
- The drainage channels had survived since the Roman occupation.
- Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.
- The estate has fountains and water channels.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- narrow
- drainage
- …
- form
- block
- [countable] a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for shipsTopics Geographyc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- deep
- narrow
- drainage
- …
- form
- block
- [countable] a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas
- the Bristol Channel
- the Channel[singular] the area of sea between England and France, also known as the English Channel
- the Channel Tunnel
- cross-Channel ferries
- across the Channel news from across the Channel (= from France)
Extra Examples- We crossed the Channel in stormy weather.
- The government is watching economic developments across the Channel with great interest.
on television/radio
for communicating
for ideas/feelings
water
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin. Compare with canal.