This desk-top radio has very good to excellent FM reception using either the internal antenna or the provided external antenna. I live in a high-rise building that challenges reception on any device. I have not tested the AM reception. The unit is easy to use, very handsome and has a solid appearance and feel when operating the tuner dial or volume/on-off buttons. The radio does not have a tone control button which I think would be a great plus: the radio has a speaker port, or vent on the underside to help produce lower frequencies. However, the sound, depending on where you place the radio and on what type of surface is overly resonant with a pronounced hollow-log effect that is not always appealing when listening to news broadcasts and some music. I am going to try muffling the effect, or "tightening" the bass output by stuffing the port with some batting or cloth.