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Welcome to the funhouse Mr. Fontzmark. Magnavox tuners were good but not as selective as Zenith or RCA. Mag more than made up for that with great speakers.
Jeffhs is right on about the outdoor antenna. Multipath FM interference is death to reception on Mag tuners - it sounds like wind on a microphone.
A furniture guy at the place I worked removed many a combo's TV (usually a soft 25BP22 CRT and T/U920 chassis) and installed a 25" Colortrak 2000, trimming it out and finally connecting the audio output into the amp. The customer got a new cable-ready remote TV in a nice cabinet with....a great sound system.
I re-activated many turntables for customers, usually near the holidays. The standard routine was to pull the motor apart, clean the grease out of the bearings and off the shaft with swabs/alcohol, re-lube with "3 in 1" or similar oil. The idler wheel pivot and platter shafts need the same treatment.
The idler wheel tire, platter friction surface and motor step-shaft need to be cleaned fully with alcohol. It should spin just right after all that. A new stylus is usually needed even if the cartridge is good. They're cheap.
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