Dictionary

stay tuned en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From the operation of dial-tuned radio receivers.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.
   • NBC had spent weeks promoting Mr. Daly's new show, and had even commissioned a special original edition of Conan O'Brien's Late Night show . . . to give Mr. Daly's show the best possible lead-in. During his show, Mr. O'Brien twice urged viewers to stay tuned for Mr. Daly. 2002 January 9, Bill Carter, “A Contract Dispute Keeps NBC Viewers Waiting for Naught”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Nov 2012:
   • Alerting Nigeria to stay tuned for an important announcement, the government radio station canceled its regular programs. 1966 January 28, “Nigeria: The Men of Sandhurst”, in Time:
2. (as imperative, broadly, idiomatic, often) To wait or remain alert (for new developments or for further information).
   • [W]riter-director Sean Penn has found a stark camera style that ignites behavioral sparks. Stay tuned; this kid has talent. 1991 October 7, “Critics' Voices: Movies”, in Time:
   • Near-synonym: watch this space (often synonymous)
   • Riccitiello also said that more on the game’s payment structure will be revealed in February, so I guess we’ll all be staying tuned. 2008 Dec. 10, Luke Plunkett, "Star Wars Old Republic MMO To Be ‘Microtransaction-Based’," kotaku.com (Australia) (retrieved 5 Nov 2012)
   • “Stay tuned on the issues of overcrowding, capital plan, new schools, secondary reform, middle school reform; these are all critical issues,” Mr. Klein said. 2003 September 27, David M. Herszenhorn, “Behind Makeover of Schools, A Bookish 'Kid From Queens'”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Nov 2012:

Forms

Antonyms

channel-surf · change the channel

Relateds

tune out · tune in

Synonyms

watch this space

Translations (7)

pt ficar ligada (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · da blive hængende (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · da se med (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · pt ficar ligado (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · da blive på kanalen (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · pl nie zmieniać stacji (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention) · pl nie zmienić stacji (to remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention)