@Entity
@Table(name = "CHANNEL")
public class Channel {
@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
private int id;

@Column
private String channelName;

@ElementCollection
private List<String> channelType = new ArrayList<String>();

@Column
private String description;
//Getters and setters

@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(locations = { "classpath:spring-servlet.xml" })
@TransactionConfiguration(defaultRollback = true)
public class ChannelServiceTest {

@Autowired
private ChannelService channelService;

public void setChannelService(ChannelService channelService) {
    this.channelService = channelService;
}

@Test
public void testSaveMethod() {
    Channel channel = new Channel();
    channel.setChannelName("HBO");
    channel.setChannelType(Arrays.asList("MOVIES", "NEWS"));
    channel.setDescription("This is the description");

    try {
        channelService.saveChannel(channel);
    } catch (ServiceException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        Assert.fail("Save didn't pass");
    }
}
}