C. Crane CC WiFi 3 Internet Radio with Skytune, Bluetooth Receiver, Clock and Alarm with Remote Control, Access to Thousands of Radio Stations Worldwide

I have an airplane hangar that is so well sealed that NO radio waves can get in. No cell, no internet, nothing. So I missed my tunes. I finally installed a WiFi antenna that gets a signal and connected this radio to it. YAY! Tunes!! Way more stations than I expected. I found a good 80s station that has very little talking. Just the right thing to pass the time. Easy to connect, easy to set up. I haven't ever used the remote since you can do everything from the front panel. Neat little radio.

I can't fault the price given how easy this radio is to use. Good instructions, responsive controls, two alarms, easy-to-set presets. I was wary of the screen before buying, and it's not my first choice, but the menu system and navigation is easy to use and well thought out. Especially if you are used to rotary controls and buttons. To turn off the screen when the radio is sleeping, you simply turn the main knob to the left. Finish is good, no defects. I like the size and weight, and it comes with a DC barrel-to-USB cable and can run from a battery pack. 3.5mm line out jack works very well. The internal speaker still works by default when the line out jack is in use. I don't know if it can be turned off. It has two alarms. If the radio can't connect, the default alarm tone sounds instead. This occured once after I changed the buffering speed to two seconds, which I guess wasn't enough time for alarms. Changing this to ten seconds worked. I read CC Crane's response to the Reciva aggregation site was good, and they now use Skytune. They also allow you to connect to the radio via network IP and input the stream URLs directly, which is great and should be standard on all radios as with internet radio programs and plugins on computers.

4 stars so far...works as designed, now I can get rid of Xfinity at+$200 a month. Good quality, feels a little flimsy but seems to be well made. Relatively easy to use and set up as well.

I've wanted to purchase an internet radio for quite some time. After doing a lot of research, I opted to buy this terrific radio. So far, it hasn't disappointed me. Although this was my first internet radio, setup was extremely easy, and I was up and running in minutes. Skytune has plenty of stations, and I had no problems going from station to station. The radio was very responsive, and the sound is the best I've heard from a radio this size with a single speaker, which is excellent. It really is a lot of fun playing with this radio just to hear what people in other countries are listening to! I also tried the Bluetooth feature with iHeartRadio, TuneIn Radio, and Radio Garden; it worked perfectly with TuneIn Radio and Radio Garden, but iHeartRadio inexplicably didn't stream over everything. Not really a big deal, and I suspect it had something to do with the iHeartRadio app not playing nice with the radio. Setting up Skytune presets in the radio is very easy, but I was more interested in setting up presets that were not dependent on having Skytune service. After all, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared should the service suddenly not be available! Well, that proved to be quite challenging, because the radio stream url information for most radio stations is very difficult, if not impossible, to find. Nevertheless, I kept at it, and eventually was able to successfully locate this information for many stations and add several preset stations. Patience and persistence are the keys, and you’ll be able to easily do the same thing with no difficulty for a lot of radio stations. Are there areas for improvement? In a word, yes. For example, the radio does not come with a built-in rechargeable battery, nor can you add batteries to the radio. Not a big deal, but if you want the radio to be a truly portable radio you’ll have to get a power bank. If you don’t have one already, a good one will set you back about $20.00. Additionally, having another aggregator service besides Skytune, and/or having iHeartRadio, Spotify, Pandora, etc., available in the radio itself, would also be nice. Don’t get me wrong, Skytune seems to provide an excellent service. But if Skytune shuts down, most of the functionality of the radio for the majority of users goes away, leaving you with a pretty black box. The remote control is functional, but the buttons feel a bit “mushy”, and overall is not up to the same build quality as the radio itself. Finally, it would be great if the radio incorporated an “old school” radio to listen to local AM and FM radio without the need for WiFi connectivity. Not only would this give users an additional option if Skytune was unavailable, but it would also be useful during emergencies when power was unavailable. So, even though I have a “wish list” of improvements for the radio, at the end of the day it is a great radio. It works flawlessly, my list of improvements are relatively minor, and I can get nearly all of my suggested improvements from other radios and equipment I’ve purchased over the years. Maybe the next generation of the radio (WiFi4?) will have some of these additions, but as it stands this is a great radio that’s easy to use and will put a smile on your face.

Overall quality and build is fine. Set up easy, turning the knob to enter password took a little practice. Like the remote. I'm a slow learner, but finding the ins and outs is easy. Audio quality better than expected. Only "maybe" downsides, LED screen could be bigger, remote could hold more than ten presets (not realistic) EQ is nice. Sleep timer and alarm are nice. Although not a battery portable, you can move from power location at will. Radio remembers your information and reloads. I enjoyed writing this review! Thirty days in I still like the radio. There are a few cons, so I downgrade stars to 4 from 5. 1. The display is just to small. Speaker does not have enough volumn. Search is clumsy, littered with useless station. Not able to load. Chinese after chinese. All that said I'm keeping the radio. I've come up with 10 presets out of a claimed 20,000.

I once owned a Logitech Squeeze Bos and missed the experience, so I purchased the CC. CRANE 3. EXELLENT RADIO AND FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!! Patched into my stereo and the sound is exceptional. The ability to add your own URL STATIONS was a game changer.....Must Buy

C Crane is a better than decent radio brand. I have three other C Crane radios. I had been looking at this unit and incorrectly thought you could just connect it to wifi and twist the dial to receive stations from around the world. When I received the radio i did what I usually don't and read the directions. Too complicated for an 80 year old geezer such as myself. But if you're up for the technical challenge this is undoubtedly the best of the best.

If you're looking for crystal clear sound and dependable, precise tuning, look no further. Granted, you'll have to be happy with the Skytune selection of stations- not really a problem because they offer pretty much everything. There was only one station I couldn't find, so I requested it on the Skytune website. Within a couple days, it was available. Also, I was sent a slightly scratched remote, (I think from the way it was packed). I called C.Crane customer service and they sent me a new replacement. The service was friendly and professional- very impressive. It has a small speaker, but the sound is clear and precise. It's not booming high-fidelity, but it's pretty good. The bluetooth speaker is easy to set up and works flawlessly. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase and use this radio nearly every day.