Tune
If I say:
"Please, tune Science Channel."
or
"I tuned the Science Channel, and I watched an interesting show about other galaxies."
Does this mean that I 'put on the Science Channel"? (Or what does it mean 'to tune'?)
Top answer
I would say "tune (in) to a channel" rather than "tune a channel", but it seems that some people use the latter. "tune" originally referred to analogue radios, and later TVs, where you turned a dial in order to select a frequency and hence locate a channel. This was called "tuning" by analogy with adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument.
- I would say "tune (in) to a channel" rather than "tune a channel", but it seems that some people use the latter.
- "tune" originally referred to analogue radios, and later TVs, where you turned a dial in order to select a frequency and hence locate a channel.
- This was called "tuning" by analogy with adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument.
- The term "tune" then to some extent carried over to digital equipment, though my feeling is that its use is declining.
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I would say "tune (in) to a channel" rather than "tune a channel", but it seems that some people use the latter. "tune" originally referred to analogue radios, and later TVs, where you turned a dial in order to select a frequency and hence locate a channel. This was called "tuning" by analogy with adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument. The term "tune" then to some extent carried over to
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