Early Australian Astor B&W set

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There was no UHF here until around 1980 or later in some areas. Other than those relatively recent $20 5" sets B&W TVs here rarely have UHF.

Even then in many areas the 3 commercial networks and the ABC stayed on VHF, so many people didn't use the UHF tuner if they had them. Frozen UHF tuners are common.