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Just guessing here, im no expert.
Could be interference from the vacum. Some old tvs and depending on the electrical circuit they are plugged in dont like when high powered devices are running. A bad electrical circuit can aldo cause this, try plugging it to a regulator.
Badly tunned. Some tvs allow for fine tunning of the chanel they are "listening" to
Bad cable, even if it works on other tvs. Some tvs handle "weak" and/or "dirty" signals better than others.
Bad modulator. Same as cable
Bad tv. In my experience capacitors die and can cause those kinds of failures but I wouldnt recomend poking inside a crt tv if you dont know what you are doing.
BTW, thats a pretty TV. Hope you get it working.
It's not really an issue with high powered devices, it's an issue with brushed motors that arc and produce loads of RFI.
TIL. Thanks! ^.^