SangeanPR-D18BK Portable Radio with Protective Bumper, AM/FM, Gray/Black

Yesterday I was really waiting patiently for this radio, but I could tell by the box it was not the radio. Instead, it was a box of plastic cups. I called Amazon and the nice person reordered it for me, which I just got a few minutes ago. Luckily, the 6v power adapter that was plugged into my 30-year old Zenith radio fit into the power plug and powered up the radio. I carefully researched this ahead of time and was relieved that I worked. So now I don’t have to buy the power adapter, which is sold separately. This radio is definitely smaller than I had figured, but the sound produced is truly amazing. It sounds great. So now it’s sitting on the Kitchen counter where the old analog radio was and without even reading the manual I was able to tune to a couple of AM stations and a couple of FM stations and stored them. I unplugged the DC power from the radio and plugged it back in. I was happy to find that it kept its memory of the stations. There must be a charged capacitor somewhere applying power for the memory, probably not an internal battery, but I might be wrong. I don’t know how long you can keep the power disconnected, but for about 10 seconds, it kept its memory. It also has good sensitivity and good selectivity, since I was able to bring in a few stations that were very distant and difficult to get on most of the radios in my house. So I’m happy about that.One feature that I like is the sleep timer, which my old radio had. When you press and hold the power button, it counts down in 15 minute increments. I always like to select 15 or 30 minutes, which allows me some time in the morning to have my cereal and feed and let the dog out. If it shuts off, I just press and hold the power button again. I just figured out how to set the time, which is now displayed as the radio is playing. I think you can either select the time to be on all the time, or the tuned station, but I haven’t read the manual yet. Even with the radio off, the time is displayed. I just checked since I heard the radio go off from the Living Room and went into the Kitchen to verify this. Nice.It’s a very well made and nice sounding radio. I’m sure it will last many years. I like the rubber non-slip trim around the radio, which also goes along the bottom and stops the radio from sliding.I just wish I knew the person who helped me yesterday from Amazon’s Customer Service. I was a little upset about the box of plastic cups and had to drive to the UPS store to send them back. She was nice and calm and reordered another radio for me and told me that I would have it tomorrow even if they hadn’t received the cups back yet. To her, I just wanted to say thank you again. Oh, and I tracked the cups, Amazon received them a couple of hours ago.4/12/25 update: I just wanted to add that my alarm went off this morning to the radio, which is what I wanted. It took me forever to change from the beep icon to the radio icon for the alarm. I really don't know how I did it, but I don't want to play with it again. AND, there is no way to clear the alarm. I tried everything. What I do like is that for the one hour that the radio is playing (alarm), the LCD Backlight is lit, which I like. Except for setting and clearing the alarm and changing it to beep or play the radio, is a little difficult, but overall, I still am very impressed with this radio and the way it sounds.

Sangean is a great brand. I bought a shower radio many years ago and it still works beautifully. My husband has one also. We are surprised they last so long and sound so great. This time we wanted a new small radio for the family room. I bought the PR-D18BK Portable Radio. Love it! It's well worth the price. It is small, lightweight, and it comes in very clear. It's perfect. (And you don't have to unscrew the back to replace the 4 AA+ batteries. I hate when companies do that.) We will always buy this brand. Highly recommend!

This little radio is amazing! Quality sound and pulling in stations crystal clear that are 50 miles away. It is sad that the adapter has to be purchased separately but better than going through tons of batteries. This was more than I expected to pay for a small radio but definitely worth it!

Great radio with really good reception and speaker. Love the presets. I'd give it a 5 except that it does quickly drain batteries.

Sound quality is great...radio captures desired frequencies without distortion. Sangean radios are well-made.

This small radio has a strong signal and stations remain tuned in. It’s small enough to be carried in a pocket but is completely stable.

Decent reception, good sound, but there are electronic sounding sounds on some frequencies, which will make getting weak signals impossible!

Simple. Sounds great for talk radio which is all I use it for. Everything works and it's very intuitive (easy presets, time setting etc.). Nice heft to it and it has an actual antenna! So impressed I'm buying another (kinda have to since my wife took this one over).