Mid 60's RCA New Vista B&W console

[Olorin67]

I got this right in Madison, WI, from a seller who said it came with the house, Had been an elderly lady who had no kids.. Did Madison have early UHF stations? I'll open it up this weekend and have a peek inside, and test the tubes. It has a repair tag hanging on the back, so it has had some service before. The seller claimed it was a color set, she had a hang tag that said color, But that has the newer RCA logo, and the pictures of the controls did not match the set, and further examination showed it to be from a 15" portable. I was hoping for a color set, but the price and condition were right so I grabbed it anyway. I have wanted a big screen B&W set also, although I had been holding out for a Zenith or Setchell Carlson. This one seems to be a 23" tube.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Olorin67

Did Madison have early UHF stations?

Yes, WKOW 27 and WMTV 33 show up on my 1954 list. At that time there were no other TV stations in Madison.

jr

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Olorin67

I got this right in Madison, WI, from a seller who said it came with the house, Had been an elderly lady who had no kids.. Did Madison have early UHF stations? I'll open it up this weekend and have a peek inside, and test the tubes. It has a repair tag hanging on the back, so it has had some service before. The seller claimed it was a color set, she had a hang tag that said color, But that has the newer RCA logo, and the pictures of the controls did not match the set, and further examination showed it to be from a 15" portable. I was hoping for a color set, but the price and condition were right so I grabbed it anyway. I have wanted a big screen B&W set also, although I had been holding out for a Zenith or Setchell Carlson. This one seems to be a 23" tube.

You didn't do wrong! The RCA, performs as well as the other two makes, you mentioned.
Regarding the channels in Madison, they had a VHF, channel three, that was one of the originals.
Sometime in 1952 or 1953, Milwaukee channel three, had to be changed to channel four, because of co-channel interference with Green Bay, channel two and Madison, channel three. Also, Chicago channel two, came into the picture.