チャンネル

ちゃんねる
noun
channel
electronicsmedia
1. channel (TV, radio)
A television or radio station, or the number/frequency assigned to it.
チャンネルを変(か)えて。
Change the channel.
What channel is the baseball game on?
When I tuned to the channel, the program had already started.
2. channel (online)
An account or content stream on video platforms like YouTube.
YouTubeでチャンネル登録(とうろく)した。
I subscribed to a YouTube channel.
Online context
I watch the new videos on my favorite channel every day.
この料理(りょうり)チャンネルは登録(とうろく)者(しゃ)が十万人(じゅうまんにん)もいる。
This cooking channel has as many as 100,000 subscribers.
I created my own channel and stream videos.
3. channel (means)
A means of communication or distribution.
We'll expand our sales channels.
The internet is a new channel for distributing information.
I want to increase our communication channels with customers.

Common collocations

Writing

In the business sense (sales or distribution channels), the spelling チャネル is also common: 販売(はんばい)チャネル, 流通(りゅうつう)チャネル. For TV and online channels, チャンネル is the usual spelling.