Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio

We have had this radio for two years. We use it in the shower. It usually doesn't get water directly on it from the showerhead... but has occasionally. It does frequently get splashed and certainly spends most of the time in a very high humidity environment. The battery life is excellent... we have yet to change the batteries! The radio reception for AM and FM is better than other larger radios that we have in the house. The volume range is good and it gets very loud for its size with minimal distortion. Overall we are very pleased with this product and would highly recommend it to someone looking for a quality shower radio... we are even thinking about getting another one to use outside the shower because I frequently "steal" it out of the shower and bring it all sorts of places such as out on the deck or to the kitchen! Great radio.

PROS: Good audio, easy to program, good features.

CONS:
However, the FCC will require broadcasters to switch to a digital format in February 2009. At that time, the radio WILL NO LONGERr receive televison broadcast audio. Therefore, a good percentage of the radio's value is gone!

Nationwide, the FCC has reserved 10 weather channel frequencies available. Usually all 10 can't be received. This radio only has 5 channels for weather. In my case, none of those 5 channels contains any weather signals.

I bought this radio in 2006 and just realized that I had never written a review for it. This radio is still in great working order, the stations come in very clearly and has many preset stations.
I would buy this radio again becase the price is still good and Sony is one of the best names in the business.

We use this in our bathroom and it's the perfect size. Our bathroom is small, so having a compact radio works well. It's easy to use, the sound is decent and the reception is pretty good. I even got one for my father as a present and he loves it too.

I have purchased 3 of these radios, one for myself and two as gifts. Great reception and extra long battery life. I actually don't use mine in the shower but it sits in a window in bathroom.