The needle of the dial is excessively thick and the frequency indications of the stations are not accurate, making it almost impossible to find the desired frequency directly. For example, if you want to tune it to 107.8, you don't know if the needle is on that frequency, or on 108, or 107.4, 107.2, etc. You have to wait for the announcer to mention the station so you can gradually adjust the needle. By the way, I couldn't even catch the station I wanted.

Now, if someone just wants it to have it and listen to whatever without caring about catching a specific station, then it's worth it. But not for me.