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I love the bluelight backlight on the display and the beeps that some people say are annoying can be, but for the most part you get used to it and it's not that big a deal. I'm looking forward to winter this year for the fact that I can get the weather any time at any moment and with the large amounts of snow that we get, can determine if I should snow blow in the morning or wait till later on. It has three memory settings for different radio stations which is adequate. The best purchase I made this year. I would highly recommend the product. I barely have a chance to listen to the news throughout the day. Combo clock radio/weather on demand is perfect for my lifestyle. With a touch of the button, I can know what to expect in the next 24 hours.
It works great to turn music on softly at night to help the kids go to sleep. We have had NO PROBLEMS with this handy radio. We love our radio so far. Granted the beep everytime you push a button is annoying and pointless; but I guess you get used to it. We use ours in our pop-up camper. We don't setup up the alert on the radio unless we were to suspect that the weather is going to take a turn for the worse.
I definitely agree with any and all negative reviews concerning the FM radio, the reception is horrible. The low rating is, at this time, soley based on this one aspect. I have only had the WR300 for a couple of months and really have not had but 2 or 3 alerts come along. I would overlook this a little if I could at least program no less than ten radio frequencies, but that is not the case. If possile then I will update this at a future time with more about what the radio is really designed and meant to be used for. The alerts were definitely for one of the dozen or so specific areas that I had programmed into the radio and that was nice. The setup was quite user friendly -though a bit long and tedious- with the instructions.
Needless to say, I returned it and bought this one. This is the best value. I purchased one at Radio Shack that had less features and no radio, for $30 more.
Midland has been a good name in the radio business for many years. Although there are better units on the market, this radio is adequate for most situations.
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