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Rick in St. Cloud, Minnesota asked: “Can you please suggest a good radio for counter top listening. I’m looking for something simple to use, small in size, and with excellent reception. When I search on-line, all I find is alarm clock radios or boom boxes. I just want a simple AM/FM radio with excellent reception and good sound that doesn’t take up much space. Thank you.”
Rick, youre going to find that most of the countertop radios available today are marketed towards an older audience and they will mostly look about the same as a radio you might have bought 30 years ago.
Sangean makes lots of them, most of them with physical dials rather than digital tuning.
If you want a digital version, you can look at a Sangean PR-D19BK, for a more traditional look you can look at a Sangean WR-16.
Theyre all roughly the same when it comes to reception, they just come with a long FM antenna and a detachable square AM antenna.
C Crane still sells plenty of AM/FM radios, but mostly solar ones with emergency weather channels.
Radio is very much on the decline, if you ask anyone under 60 if they own a radio, the answer will almost certainly be no. And many opt for podcasts, services like Spotify and Apple Music, and live streaming via smart speakers and other devices.
The market for traditional physical radios is shrinking every day, so your options wont be as extensive as they would have been a few years ago, but theyre probably the best theyll ever be again.
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