RCA ad 27 November 1963

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Does anyone know if the one in my avatar is a 1965 model, or is it an earlier model?

If I can respectfully comment here, the RCA in your avatar likely uses a CTC16X (or maybe CTC20, the last RCA roundie from 1966-7)
It looks like a model GG643 (CTC16X) I used to have, which was a late 1965 set. I LOVED that set and watched SNL on it every weekend for 2 years. Then the rebuilt CRT's neck dropped off (channel master)

The RCAs in the ad were technically 1964 models using CTC15, introduced in late 1963.

I later got a CTC16E, GF601 which had a different control configuration using two separate V and U tuning knobs, with color and tint knobs below the speaker. These were earlier 1965. Not sure if this is 100% way to determine 16 vs 16X....