Howard Miller Radio Travel Alarm Clock-645-587

I bought this to keep in my bathroom. I needed a battery operated clock and a radio is a plus when getting ready for work in the morning. My electrical outlets are full of toothbrush and hairdryer and flatiron.

PRO:

- It keeps time.
- The radio gets reception and the single speaker is plenty loud.
- The radio runs off of AAA batteries.
- It was cheap.

CON:

- The radio and clock are two independent devices. The radio is in one half of the clamshell and takes AAA batteries. The digital clock is in the other half and takes watch batteries. This means there is no way to set an alarm to radio - just a buzzer.
- There are two buttons to control the radio (search and reset), and no dial or display to figure out what station you are on, or a button to backtrack. I was grateful to figure out that the radio would stay set on a particular station when it is turned off, at least.
- The LCD is not...Read more

I bought this item elsewhere but disliked it so much I feel the need to warn others. Unfortunately I hadn't realized it had been reviewed here until it was too late.
Much of the lcd display is taken up by a monthly calendar that is so small it is illegible.
The actual time display is small. Even worse,there is no back or front light which makes this clock unreadable at night without turning on a lamp.
Although there is a radio (which works as well and sounds as good as can be expected for something this cheap and small), you can not wake to music -- only to a choice of two alarms. These alarms are very shrill and so loud they'll wake not only everyone in your hotel room but also everyone in the room next door.
I was going to return this item but by the time I paid for the shipping and the 20% restocking fee, I decided it would be better and cheaper to save it for a gift for someone I don't like.