Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio

by Sony

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000DM9W
• Item model number: ICF-S 79 V
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (330 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #26 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Radios > Shower Radios
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com

The Sony Shower Mate radio may just be the ideal early-morning companion: it only plays what you want, when you want, for as long as you want. This splash-resistant TV/Weather/AM/FM synthesized radio offers five preset buttons for programming in your favorite stations, a 90-minute timer with five timer presets (great for kitchen use), and an auto-off function. The large, raised buttons that top the unit are labeled clearly for bleary-eyed mornings, and the volume control has raised grips so that it can be manipulated when fingers are wet and slippery. The Shower Mate is oval-shaped with a flat top and bottom, and is constructed of tough, white plastic. Although it's intended to be used near water, the radio shouldn't be submerged--or even subjected to the stream of a shower. Comes with a strap for hanging and a suction cup for positioning a wire antenna. Requires three C batteries for operation.

Product Description

This is it--the shower radio you've seen and wanted! / Now just a few keystrokes away from being on its way to your home

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

172 of 174 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best, December 17, 2002

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Scotty (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio (Electronics)

If you've ever bought a shower radio (I've bought & tried several), you know that they all s*#k. This is the first one that DOESN'T s*#k. Not the slightest bit. This one is fantastic.

It's got a digital tuner - no dealing with tiny tuning knobs and guessing if you're on the right station. It's got an accurate digital clock. It's got weather band. It's got tv audio (channels 2 thru 13). It's got an antenna wire with a suction cup at the end so you can actually better tune in your station. All the function buttons are simple & waterproofed. The sound is great - for a mono shower radio. It's got a heavy duty string to hang it on your shower head, or just set it on any flat surface - it's solid and will stay still. And to top it off, 3 C batteries in this thing last forever - instead of a single 9 volt or a few AA's that other shower radios usually have. Sony did good here.

Just buy it. Then buy another whenever you can't think of a good gift to get someone - people LOVE getting this as a gift. I've given several.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like this radio, June 16, 2003

By 

David Eizinger "being" (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio (Electronics)

I looked at several brands of AM FM TV Weather radios for use during severe weather when power might be out. I was searching for specific features:

1. Battery power (for power outages)

2. TV band (tornado tracking is sophisticated enough to get down to street-level tracking on TV. NWS hasn't caught up yet)

3. Decent sound quality

This radio met all my needs with the added bonus of being water-resistant. (I must admit I am baffled by the term as EVERYTHING is water-resistant to one degree or another.)

Reception is good in all areas of my home (including those areas where we cower when tornados are lurking). The radio includes a wire antenna for FM reception which stows in the battery compartment.

Sony recommends leaving the three "C" cells in the radio and changing them every year. This maintains the time and radio presets.

Pros: Good reception, solid design, handy controls, good sound.
Cons: Bigger than some.

To avoid finding the radio with dead batteries (or worse, corrosion in the battery compartment), I set reminders in my Palm to change various batteries annually.

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic radio, November 19, 2004

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J. D. Fegler (Chesterfield, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony ICF-S79V Weather Band Shower Radio (Electronics)

I've had this radio for a year now. I use it most mornings for 20 - 30 minutes, and I'm still on the original batteries. I have it hanging on the shower wall where it occasionally gets splashed. I haven't had any trouble at all with it not being waterproof. I think the sound is good quality, and the digital tuner and pre-set buttons are easy to use. I like the one touch on/off button as well. I would highly recommend it, and would like one for our second bathroom as well. For the price, it's a real bargain!