RCA BRC10 Bathroom Clock Radio (White)

Most of the poor ratings of this clock radio are from folks who were expecting a shower radio--one that can be deluged with water and survive. Not this clock radio--this works perfectly as a radio that sits on your bathroom dresser to keep you company while you are getting dressed in the morning. It will not provide accompaniment for popstar wannabes when belting out tunes while bathing.The radio is well designed--it looks very much like an upright shampoo bottle, so it is discreet in appearance which works for a bathroom. We own the green one, and the entire radio--including the buttons--are of the one color tone. The screen light, when the backlight button is pushed, has a purplish glow. All the buttons are slightly recessed, which I assume, provides protection against moisture and small amounts of wetness. The battety compartment is screwed down, and must be removed with a screwdriver (I assume for the same reason the buttons are recessed), so make sure you use some long-lasting batteries.The AM/FM radio uses a digital tuner, which is great--no turning dials to find stations. You can save stations as presets, so no worries as to the radio getting accidentally bumped and your station getting lost in the bathroom shuffle. There is no external antenna, but the radio picks up our local NPR station clear and strong. the speaker is more than adequate for a bathroom--it actually can get quite loud. We aren't a household of bubble-bathers, so we don't use it for an extended period of time. There is no alarm function, so it is not designed to be a bedside radio.A great clock radio--recommended. Just don't bathe with it.

I wanted a small battery operated radio for my bathroom and this radio is ideal. It's narrow design fits well on my bathroom sink taking up no more space than a tube of upright toothpaste. The reception is adequate since I receive the stations that I listen to. I am satisfied with the performance of the product especially considering the price paid.

Small footprint good in bathroom but prone to being nocked over from night stand. Tends to have static even on FM stations and you have to try moving it to different locations for clear sound. Sound is loud enough to hear while taking a shower, but my iPhone has better sound quality. If you listen a lot, batteries last about a month. Replacing batteries clears all station presets and time of day. Plastic case tends to be hard to grip. It would be better if there were indentations near the top to make it easier to pick up and hold the device.

I have to confess to having a bit of a `thing' about shower/bathroom radios - I love to lie for ages in the bath (can't understand these people who get in and out in a flash - and I don't like showers) and cannot bear silence, and so always need a nice radio on hand that I can take through with me to listen to my favourite station Classic FM while I'm in there. I do have quite a few it must be said, but every now and then I will be surprised with a really nice one. This one is absolutely GORGEOUS! Having had quite a bit of experience as to the quality and life-span of some shower radios, this looks very well built and designed indeed, and I should imagine that with loving care this will last probably a lifetime! The buttons are the `press' type and are all `flush' with the unit, and so can hardly get damaged or dirty with normal use. The plastic body is BEAUTIFULLY finished in hi-gloss! GORGEOUS aqua blue colour and it sits perfectly on a corner of the bath. It looks just like an over-sized tube of shower gel! A very large clear and easy to read screen for tuning and also contains a clock! Sound quality is SUPERB! (please remember though that you get a `transistor' radio type sound - not stereo hi-fi - but still one of the best sounding ones I've bought for some time!) I do have a more expensive rechargeable radio for the bathroom - but the recharging facility is a nuisance and unreliable, and so I highly recommend one of these. I purchased this from Amazon USA - they do ship to the United Kingdom, (I love Amazon1) and it was dirt cheap - even including the shipping!A real MUST for anyone who loves listening to music in the bathroom!FLAWLESS!NOTE: Clock also has a blue light that lights up the whole display!

I don't ever write reviews, but feel it necessary for this product. This is the worst shower radio I have ever bought. I had a Sony previously and, despite the buttons wearing down, it worked well for over 10 years. This RCA radio lasted less than one year. The bottons are really difficult to press and they eventually stopped working altogether. The radio never had decent reception and it used batteries like crazy. I've since bought a Brookstone shower radio for less money and it works great. Other than the fact that this radio look nice, I would never recommend it.

This radio was exactly what I needed... a small compact design to sit on my bathroom counter so I could listen to morning talk shows while getting ready in the morning. For the first week it was perfect, good sound, no issues. Then out of nowhere the static began. I would turn it on and it would sound perfect for about a minute then out of nowhere..... went to static. I couldn't figure out what the problem was and tried moving it to different rooms, areas in my bathroom, etc. and the static would not go away. Had to return.