Radio

[sherrardk]

I want to buy a radio but when I googled 'radio' there are something like 70 gazillion choices - anyone have any ideas what I should (or shouldn't) be looking for. Would prefer a mains operated one but happy to get one that uses AA batteries. Thank you :)

[237SJ]

Get one that is both FM and DAB as the DAB reception can be terrible in some parts of the UK. Pure do some good ones. Most of them use batteries but you can take them out and play them on mains only

[shoota]

'Roberts' has long been the 'go to' manufacturer.

[shoota]

https://www.robertsradio.com/uk/products?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_aKfmd6Q3gIVhLDtCh38oAX3EAAYASABEgJ2k_D_BwE

[Tilly2]

or Pure.

[Tyrion44]

I bought a Roberts DAB on Amazon. Mains or battery operated. I find it very good.

[gingejbee]

I bought a Roberts earlier this year....FM, DAB, DAB+ and internet radio. Fantastic bbit of kit and 20,000 internet radio stations to choose from....we find a new station to like every day....currently listening to The Wireless FM from New Zealand....
Warning...it was a bit pricey, but worth it.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Buenchico]

The Government is committed (under a Europe-wide agreement, which has absolutely nothing to do with our EU membership) to switching off FM broadcast transmitters. Indeed, under the original target dates they should already have been switched off by now but, just like the changeover to digital TV, which ran about 10 years behind schedule, the final switch-off date keeps getting pushed back.

So, with that in mind, you shouldn't even be considering any set which hasn't got DAB. The cheapest DAB sets are mono only but it doesn't cost much more to buy a stereo DAB radio, so that's what you ought to be looking for. The Radio Listener's Guide (which is an annual publication for boring nerds like me who're interested in such things) repeatedly put's the 'Pure' range at, or close to, the top of their review ratings. e.g. this might be worth considering:
https://tinyurl.com/y88rbpcx

However I'm a great fan of the Blaupunkt range of radios and this, at only half the price of the Pure model above, is probably what I'd go for myself:
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/radio---speakers-281906-44/blaupunkt-cream-retro-dab--dab--fm-digital-radio-with-bluetooth-bpr-3-129550581-p

[sherrardk]

Thanks all - the DAB thing is good to know (but the price of some of them is eye-watering).

[Old_Geezer]

How about an internet one ? It's an alternative to airwave ones.