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🔄 To redirect 📡 To change frequency
to rechannel

to rechannel

6.8
To change the channel or frequency on a radio
  • verb
  • /riːˈtʃænəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reorientar
  • The technician had to rechannel the radio to avoid static from nearby equipment.

Examples

  • Engineers decided to rechannel the broadcast to a less crowded frequency band.

  • Please rechannel the signal to the new frequency.

  • After the update, users needed to rechannel their devices for better reception.

  • The technician rechanneled the radio waves successfully.

  • The technician had to rechannel the radio to avoid static from nearby equipment.

  • Engineers decided to rechannel the broadcast to a less crowded frequency band.

  • After the update, users needed to rechannel their devices for better reception.

Synonyms

to channel
vsto rechannel
130 4.4

To direct feelings, energy, or money toward a goal

focuses on changing transmission frequency rather than general directing
to retune
vsto rechannel
2 4.5

Adjust a radio or television to get channels more clearly

changes which frequency or broadcast is used for sending or receiving signals

Surface Forms

rechannel infinitive
rechanneled past
rechanneled past participle
rechanneling present participle
rechannels third person singular

Morphology

rechannel = channel (transparent) = re + channel

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or redirection of the action 'channel' in relation to a signal or broadcast path.

Etymology

Rechannel is made from re- meaning 'again' and channel meaning 'a path'—think of a TV or radio channel as a path for signals. So, to rechannel a broadcast is to change which path or frequency the signal uses.