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On the radio -[ CrAzY Tuesday ]-
1953-54 Arvin model 780 TFM AM-FM table radio dial. The radio was produced not long after the longstanding 88-108 MHz FM radio band (initially 88-106 MHz in 1945, for a short time) was standardized in the US.
The implementation of a separate FM scale on a typical AM dial is rather unique, if confusing at first. One glaring omission, maybe just due to timing, is the set of marks at 640 and 1240 kHz on the AM dial for the now-long-defunct CONELRAD alert system, a design requirement for radios sold between 1953 and '63.
On the radio -[ CrAzY Tuesday ]-
1953-54 Arvin model 780 TFM AM-FM table radio dial. The radio was produced not long after the longstanding 88-108 MHz FM radio band (initially 88-106 MHz in 1945, for a short time) was standardized in the US.
The implementation of a separate FM scale on a typical AM dial is rather unique, if confusing at first. One glaring omission, maybe just due to timing, is the set of marks at 640 and 1240 kHz on the AM dial for the now-long-defunct CONELRAD alert system, a design requirement for radios sold between 1953 and '63.