Your "go-to" channel

In the current television landscape, we have hundreds of channels, which include all kinds of specialty channels. There’s the “Golf Channel”, the “Do It Yourself” channel, the “Food Network”, “The Weather Channel” and so on.


Really, who’d have thought we’d have a whole channel devoted just to weather? And people   love that channel! How did we survive without it? How did we know what to wear every day?


With all these to choose from, what’s your ‘go-to’ channel? You know, the channel that you go to either immediately upon turning on the TV or that you go to when there’s ‘nothing’ else on on the other 500 channels.


My go-to channel used to be “Headline News” (HLN), and sometimes it still is. But when “The MLB (Major League Baseball) Channel” launched in 2009, that became my go-to channel. When baseball isn’t in season, ESPN News becomes my go to channel.

A female friend revealed that her go -o channels are “Lifetime” and “HLN”. A male friend listed the “Golf Channel” as his go-to, while several of my other female friends stated that they go to the “Food Network” and “HGTV” daily.

My parents go to channel is “American Movie Classics” (AMC). This has been their go to channel for years.


I think that your go to channel changes at various times in your life. I remember a time when “MTV” was my go to. Then it was “E!” for a while.

It seems that your go to channel can change because your taste changes, or maybe it’s because the content of that channel changes.   

As I said, for a while, I loved “E!”, but that was when the channel was all about behind-the-scenes of television and movies. Somewhere along the way, in my opinion, it became more about celebrity gossip. I often refer to it as “The Gossip Channel” and, I’m sorry to say, I no longer seem to be interested in anything on that channel.   


I suspect that my go to channel will change again at some time in the future, but I can’t deny that I’ll always have a go to channel.


A go to channel is a safe place. It’s a place where you know you’ll find something on that you want to see, if not for hours at least for a short time.


So sit back, grab the remote, and punch in that channel. Your go to channel will always be there for you and will never let you down; until it does, and then you’ll find another one.