Customer Ratings & Reviews

I got this radio for my mother. Since we had the hurricane we needed a way to communicate and know what was going on. This radio has a great pocket size. It has great reception and it sounds clear. It has an antenna too. It just uses a 2 AA batteries which are easy to find anywhere. If you are making a relief backpack this is an item to add on it.

Portable, excellent sound, good battery life, good reception, ideal for emergency kit.

Good so far. I would have preferred the antenna built into earbuds. Reception is pretty good. It's lightweight and small. I like it.

Needed a small portable am/fm radio that runs on batteries - not as easy to find as you would hope. Radio worked good, however the tuning of stations is hard and very touchy to get accurate. Takes some playing around to get the station you want to come in clear. Once found it works as expected.

Small enough to fit in my purse and it puts out good sound! Affordably priced for purchasing as gifts.

I use it frequently and it never fails me. I listen to the news late at night and early in the morning. I keep the volume low and I can hear the news clearly. It does not need batteries very often either. It is small enough to be easily carried in my purse, too.

This radio is excellent in quality of sound, portability, battery life, and convenience.

I wanted a radio to listen to National Public Radio (NPR) during the day at work while I am working on the computer. This Sony does the job nicely and I can hear everything very well. The batteries that I bought at Dollar Tree seem to work a long time (2 double AAs--working for over 2 weeks).

The reception is very good. Very nice for a small bathroom...or to carry in your backpack for when you wanna tune into your favorite talk radio station or baseball / football game. Can't beat the price and Sony quality :)

It is so hard to find a plain old AM/FM radio these days. This SONY radio was a perfect find (though it took myself and three Best Buy employees to figure out where they were stocked in my local store!). Good volume and clear output from the speaker. Very strong antenna strength--in tidewater Virginia I can pick up 700WLW from Cincinnati, just in time for baseball season; Go Reds! My only qualm is that the antenna only pivots on one axis; it would be nice if the antenna could rotate. As it is, you sometimes have to rotate the whole radio to get the strongest signal possible; which obviously isn't a huge problem with a unit this small. The radio is larger than other portables I've had in the past, but is sturdy and still fits in a coat pocket, cargo pocket, or toolbelt. A perfect radio for working around the house or taking to a job site.

I use my phone to listen to all my music when not at home. On the occasion I forget my phone, this radio is the best backup plan! Requires only two AA batteries and has built in AM//FM tuner. Helps when you need to stay informed during emergencies and no cell phone service available.

Reception was very good across the AM and FM dial. Tuning was more precise than the old transistor radios and the sound quality was cleaner especially with earbuds. The only complaint was the headphone jack location as it can interfere with the directional antenna. This was easy enough to overcome by facing the radio a few inches one direction or the other.

Great portable radio great sound easy to operate small size

I purchased this radio with the idea of bringing it with me when I travel. This has worked out well as it takes up very little space in my packing and performs well in the number of stations it is able to pick up.

We lost power for three days after hurricane Irma went through and this little radio was the only thing we had to find out what was going on and keep us connected. Worked wonderfully and lasted the whole time on one set of batteries. Reception is quite good as is the sound considering it's not stereo. So glad we got this.

After many years at the ship yard Silence ant Golden. leaving the TV on all night waste money. The Sony AM/FM Radio works great for me getting thru the night.The batteries last a long time and when i go on trips its great to have. And yes don't for get bad weather the lowcountry has a lot of bad weather.

For the price this is a very good, compact radio. Receives local stations well and has excellent volume and sound quality for the price. Only wish there were station presets, but given price, it is just what I expected and am happy with it.

It a nice small compact radio that runs on a couple of AA batteries. Batteries lasts about 100 hours and the reception of pretty good. Sound quality is what you would expect from a tiny 2" speaker. It serves its purpose and will go well into my hurricane preparedness kit. Very solid radio indeed.

This radio is easy to travel with, very compact. It is also a very sturdy radio. I dropped it on a hard ground surface and it was fine. Sound quality is great for a radio this size. My headphones work well with the jack. All the dials are in convenient places which makes it easy for use.

Small, compact radio that can go with me all over the house and outdoors. Sound and reception is good, and it's fitting the bill of what I wanted.