I, too, have a couple of these replica radios. One of them I found at Target about five years ago... seems I recall getting it for ten bucks... there were only a few left. It has AM/FM. I guess it's supposed to look like a small tombstone.
The other is a cathedral with AM/FM and a cassette on the side. Like Jeffhs points out... that's kinda cheesy. However, I'm sure they wouldn't sell as well if they were AM-only. This cathedral actually has a few years on it. My grandparents bought it back in the early 80's.
Both radios pick up stations pretty good... considering I have them up at my cabin in the woods... where there aren't any local radio stations. The FM bands definately pick up great... I pick up Lufkin (80 miles away), Beaumont (40 miles away), and Houston (90 miles away).
I don't really play them very often. I might turn them on softly just for some background music. If I wake up early enough on Sundays, I'll listen to the Cajun music program on 560 KLVI.
Anyone here on AK would likely see one of these sets and immediately know it was a modern replica. However, it's amazing to me how most people think these sets are actually from radio's early days. I've had guest here and their reaction is something like, "Wow, look at that neat old radio! Does it work?" Even when they examine it closely, they don't realize it's a replica. As far as they know, FM has been around since radio first came out.
The wood cabinets seem to be pretty nice. However, I think they could have scrapped the little plate that says "Thomas Collectors Edition 1932".
