television channel
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən ˈtʃænəl/
:
canal de televisión
- Jim went to his room and flipped aimlessly through the television channels.
- cable television channel
- satellite television channel
- public television channel
There were three television channels, you know, you would get your media from ABC, NBC, CBS.
- There were three television channels, you know, you would get your media from ABC, NBC, CBS.
- And you know, when there were when there were three television channels, it was obvious that you'd seen one of them probably the same.
Examples
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In the United States, the public television channel PBS broadcast American Visions in five one-hour segments.
Academic text (2001) -
Please note that the television channel needs to be set...
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"Do you want me to change your television channel?"
Fiction book (1995) -
My friends and I grew up with four television channels.
Blog text (16) -
We are now transmitting on every television channel throughout the world.
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A statewide Christian television channel took up the cause.
Academic text (1997) -
The proliferation of television channels with cable and satellite dishes further reinforced this trend toward isolation.
Academic text (2001) -
In the United States, the public television channel PBS broadcasts educational programs for all ages.
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The local television channel Channel 5 features news broadcasts every evening.
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Viewers can find the latest movies on our new prime-time television channel Film Network.
Synonyms
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2.7
A radio or TV frequency you tune to hear a broadcast
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1.6
A television station that shows programs like news
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1.4
A company that makes and broadcasts TV programs for people to watch
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1.4
A company that makes and sends video programs for people to watch at home
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1.1
A television station and the programs it shows
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3.1
A place that sends radio or TV programs to many people
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3.8
A place that sends radio or TV programs to people
How Wide
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2.1
349
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'television' (an audiovisual broadcast system) with 'channel' (a broadcasting station), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a TV station and its programs. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common and non-idiomatic, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Television channel uses the image of a simple path that carries pictures and sound to your home: channel was thought of like a small river or road for signals, and each channel had its own number on the TV dial. So a television channel means the station and the programs sent along that 'path' or number.