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Old 09-15-2014, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffhs View Post
There seems to be a UHF tuner mounted near the VHF one, so your combo may have been sold in cities which already had or soon would have UHF stations, as well as cities with only VHF stations; however, in the 1950s, UHF TV was quite rare
Note; the OP is from Portland Oregon which was the location of the first *commercial* UHF station in the US, just after the Bridgeport tests concluded.

Interesting Zenith film here, promoting the quality of their UHF tuning strips; "Fog over Portland":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OaaCsGF61s&hd=1

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