i am a believer in the old grundig 350 series.
its am/fm/shortwave, and runs on either a wall wart, 4 d, or, AAbatteries. it has a whip antenna, and, with the old fazhioned spade connector t-style fm antenna and coupler, will pick up fm stations 4 hours away by car! i live in CENLA and after hurricane laura i was piccking up baton rouge all day long. i also own a shortwave antenna for indoors, also t-style pvc, and the grundig am antenna.
if you suffer power spurts, do not plug this radio into the wall, all it takes is one spurt.
in constant use, a 4 battery set of ‘heavy duty’, not alkaline, will go at least 2 weeks, not 24/7/365.
alkaline go farther. panasonic blue batteries work well.
Yes, Grundig makes quality radios. I also have a Goal Zero battery for emergencies that is rechargeable with a portable briefcase solar panel. This will keep laptops, tablets, cellphones, radios and small lights running during an emergency.