def METHOD_NAME(fobj, section=None):
    """Parse a `Channel` from an Omega-scan configuration file
    Parameters
    ----------
    fobj : `file`
        the open file-like object to parse
    section : `str`
        name of section in which this channel should be recorded
    Returns
    -------
    channel : `Channel`
        the channel as parsed from this `file`
    """
    params = OrderedDict()
    while True:
        line = next(fobj)
        if line == '}\n':
            break
        key, value = line.split(':', 1)
        params[key.strip().rstrip()] = omega_param(value)
    out = Channel(params.get('channelName'),
                  sample_rate=params.get('sampleFrequency'),
                  frametype=params.get('frameType'),
                  frequency_range=params.get('searchFrequencyRange'))
    out.group = section
    out.params = params
    return out