A read-only channel can be made read-only to whomever receives it, while the sender still has a two-way channel on which they can write. For example:
func F() <-chan int {
// Create a regular, two-way channel.
c := make(chan int)
go func() {
defer close(c)
// Do stuff
c <- 123
}()
// Returning it, implicitely converts it to read-only,
// as per the function return value.
return c
}
F()