[R-390] R-390 Frequency Label 4596.5

[2002tii]

>My recently acquired R-390 (1951 Motorola contract) came with a Dymo-type
>label at the top center above the nomenclature tag that simply says "4596.5"
>and it has me curious. Should I infer that my 390 spent countless hours
>listening to this one frequency at some Cold War listening post? Or would
>that be over-romanticizing the vague history of my receiver?

I believe that 4596.5 kHz was a (now retired) AFRTS frequency.  So 
chances are, your radio spent countless hours hooked to a base PA 
system to entertain the troops.

Best regards,

Don