noun · informal
channel
/ˈtʃænəl/CHAN·nel
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a TV or online station that broadcasts different programmes
Examples
“I usually watch the morning news on that channel.”
“She subscribed to a cooking channel on YouTube.”
“There are dozens of channels about travel.”
Band 8 sentence
“When discussing media habits in Part 1, you can say you prefer specialised channels that focus on documentaries rather than general entertainment.”
Collocations
- TV channel
- YouTube channel
- switch channels
Word family
channel nounto channel verb
Common mistakes
There are many channel on TV.→There are many channels on TV.
I like watch channel about cooking.→I like watching channels about cooking.
Say it for a higher band
5station→6network→7+channel
Synonyms
station
Easily confused
programme
“I recorded a cooking programme last night.”
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