Customer Ratings & Reviews

Got this just in case. I set it on the kitchen table and it gets sun everyday. I have not had to charge it because it stays charged. Just the occasional test run. No issues what so ever.

I purchased this radio as a gift for my grandma. She loves it and has used it ever since. She really likes that it makes noise and gets her attention when severe weather is coming through.

Works perfectly. Three different ways to charge the battery. The light has three different functions and one of them is a really big bright floodlight. It’s amazing.

If you have black outs in your neighborhood this is perfect for you, I had one and didn’t have a flash light so I got this, you don’t need to do a lot of cranking when it’s on 0%

This radio is used for daily use and also for emergency use. Being without power for days is lonely. Having this emergency radio keeps you current with the news. Daily use allows you dance while doing your household chores. I have purchased these MIDLAND Radios many times for survival gifts. IT has a Weather station, AM/FM radio, solar panel, and a crank. I also takes batteries so this radio can be charged many ways. Most important it has a flashlight and also a port to charge your phone or other devices. A must have for All!

The Midland Crank Weather Alert emergency radio combines compact, sturdy build with a voluminous sound that’s sure to awake everyone in the house to emergency weather notifications. You are guaranteed a viable source of vital information both before a weather emergency and after when insecure power sources are unavailable with the combination of solar, battery, and crank charging. Midland weather emergency radio provided an uninterrupted source of vital information for my family on the Mississippi Gulfcoast both before and after Hurricane Katrina and continues to provide that assurance of access to life saving information today. Small, light weight and indestructible, this the only piece of safety equipment I will never be without.

This unit has multi functions--AM, FM, weather--and was purchased with the last function in mind. So far we've not had to use it in the event of severe weather. I appreciate that it can be powered by solar, batteries, plug-in and hand crank. I'm sure that it will be very useful to us in the event of heavy storms.

Good weather radio with 3 power options (miniUSB, solar, and hand crank) and backlight make this incredibly useful. The 3 bands (WX, AM, and FM) came in clearly in the city. I originally bought this for a drive through Oklahoma and Kansas during tornado season, and it worked well. It continues to be a good, portable option closer to home.

We love this mighty little radio bought it for camping mostly because of the crank to charge ability (never fail needing a radio and having the batteries die when you needed it). Sent one to my daughter in Florida they have it in their hurricane ready box .

Compact, but does the trick. Electricity didn’t fail, but I used it anyway. Good purchase.

Rechargeable by built-in mini solar panel, by hand crank and usb port.

Purchased this emergency radio in case if or my family will have to use it one day. It’s very convenient- small and light. You can charge this unit in 3 different ways - cranking for 3, solar which is conventially place on top of the radio or ny usb (cable is included).

Good price and compact unit. Easy to use. Good gift idea

I have been buying these when they go on sale to give as inexpensive, practical gifts to people. I have had a higher end version of this radio that includes a "dog whistle," but I doubt that feature will ever be useful. Another feature this one lacks but would be useful is the ability to run it off a few AA batteries, however, according to the manual, this one uses the same 3.7V DC, 2600 mAh lithium ion cell (18650) battery that should be more easily purchased and replaced than some of the other current Midland. According to manuals of some other Midland radios, it seems you need to remove the back of the casing to remove the battery AND it uses a more proprietary version of the battery that connects via a wire. While you shouldn't need to replace the battery too soon or too often, it should be much easier with this radio.

compact, easy to recharge, and gets great radio reception

Seems to be pretty solid and do whats supposed to do. I only briefly played with it after getting it. The hand crank definitely generated enough power to turn on the flashlight.

It’s a great little radio. The speakers aren’t the best quality but is expected. The solar panel works great for charging as well as the crank. It’s perfect for emergency or to use every day

It seems like it'll do what it says. Little disappointed in the sound quality but it is small. Really come handy in a case of an emergency or a bad situation.

Love my crank emergency radio. Perfect size bright red in color

My son was very impressed with everything this radio had. It charges phones, flashlight , of course radio and many other functions.. I always buy him one emergency item eery Christmas and this was a great one...