Does turning the tv channel to much mess up the signal?

Question

I was told that if you flip back and forth between channels that it would mess up the tv. Is there any truth to this?

Answer 1

No. There is absolutely no truth to this.

Answer 2

The only way this would ever be true is if you have a really old TV with a mechanical tuner (one of those old rotary ones). This could conceivablyy wear out in time. But for the last 25 years or so, TVs have had electronic phase-locked loop tuners with no moving parts - they can't wear out.