This is a simple, no frills, no gimmicks radio.  Believe it or not, it was hard to find a radio with those qualities.  Modern radios are teeny-tiny, and have tons of "features".  I needed this radio for someone who was visually impaired, had severe arthritis, and was well beyond the age of dealing with multi-functional gadgets.  Fortunately (?) GE is still in the business of making things "the old fashioned way".