Hi billboy56,
You can do that by switching the channel mode: Menu > Channel > Channel Mode > Favorites. Basically, using the channel change will only switch among favorites that way.
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I can designate certain channels as favorites but there seems to be no way to take advantage of these for easy surfing. This is a new Samsung model un39eh5003fxza led tv.

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