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why there is no article in "i watch tv' and there is article "the" in turn off the tv and i listen to the radio

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The article "the" is called the definite article. It's used so people know which specific TV you mean.

When there is no article, it is more generic. I mean even more generic than when you use "a TV". The term "to watch TV" is set phrase too, and that's a key point here.

I hope that helps.