channel-surf

[chan-l-surf] /ˈtʃæn lˌsɜrf/
verb (used without object)
1.
to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
Origin
1985-90, Americanism
Related forms
channel surfer, noun
Slang definitions & phrases for channel surf

channel surf

verb phrase

To shift rapidly from one television channel to another: people who channel surf, using a remote control

[1990s+; Channel-hop, in the same sense, is attested from 1971, but did not thrive]