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tune
verb [T] (RADIO) /tjuːn/
/tuːn/ Definition
› to move the controls on a radio, television, etc. so that it receives programmes broadcast from a particular station: Press this button and the video will automatically tune itself to the next channel. His radio is constantly tuned to KROQ-FM, the local rock station.Broadcasting in general
(Definition of tune verb (RADIO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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