with all of the storms and electrical outages, it was a pity we did not have this sooner. i am not sure how i ever lived without it. went to stores to buy a radio and they looked at us like we were nuts. a radio? what is that? thanks to amazon for having it. it has everything-- tv, weather, am, fm. my friend asked, why would you need tv in a radio? well, were you ever watching something on tv and had to leave right then? forget the tivo and all. you just want to hear it right then. you can take the radio in the car with you. or when the electricity goes out, you can get the tv information like everyone else. want to go to sleep with music? there is a sleep button. want to wake up with the music? there is an alarm type function. it is wonderful.