Charges via USB.
The radio has a backlit LCD panel, alarm clock, sleep timer, 3.. It received 29 FM stations, 19 AM stations, as well as a combination of Airband, shortwave, and longwave radio stations, unlike lesser models that only picked up 21 FM and 7 AM stations. This pocket radio earned The Best rating from the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute because it picked up the most stations and produced the highest quality sound.