channel-surf

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To watch a series of television stations for a short time each, by repeated use of a remote control
To quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control

I channel surfed for half an hour before deciding nothing worth watching was on television.

{f} (Slang) channel-hop, change television channels quickly and repeatedly using a remote control looking for something interesting to watch