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When I first moved to Melbourne / Naarm, I had no friends, was struggling to find my community and was pushing a double digit daily screen time - I'm serious when i say my clock radio fixed all of these problems.
After realising that 2 hours of tik-tok before bed and first thing in the morning was a bad thing, I decided my phone and I couldn't sleep in the same room and so I purchased my gorgeous bedside clock radio to wake me up in the mornings. It has quickly become the most important item on my bedside table and randomly a go-to gift for my loved ones ($19, free delivery, hello??).
It was originally purchased simply as an alarm clock but I have fallen in love with the radio aspect of my bedside alarm clock radio. Being slowly roused by my local community radio station is, IMO, the best way to wake up in the morning and the idea of going back to iphone marimba sends shivers down my spine.
Not only is it a much gentler way to wake up, but i found it really helped in making Melbourne feel like home. All of a sudden I was in the know for gig's, driving past places I recognised, and in the loop with upcoming festivals etc. just from tuning into community radio every morning and hearing people talk about it!
And for those of you thinking you need something stronger than community radio to actually wake you up, you can set an actual beep beep alarm to go off at your get-out-of-bed-right-now time, and have the radio come on an hour before. BLISS!
Sep 19, 2024
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Since teenagehood I always used my iPhone’s alarms, those horrible sounds to abruptly wake me from sleep and comfort. Now I use a radio alarm clock I got from Sharper Image that slowly gets louder over the course of 2 minutes to whatever station I desire! This makes waking up easier, and slower, less abrupt. You also can get lost in the radio, weekends are for the classical station and weekdays are for NPR. I wake up at 7 or 7:30am and lay in bed for a bit listening to the news and stories, not immediately looking at my phone, which now charges out of reach from my bed, which I also recommend! You can get them at Best Buy for like $20.
Jun 9, 2022
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semi-recently i got one of those tan alarm clocks that has the red numbers and a little radio dial. anyway i got it to use as an alarm because my phone just isn’t enough
the radio is such a good way to wake up, ive been switch around on stations but the classical FM 90.9 my go to right now
good to get out of the habit of grabbing my phone first thing in the morning
Jan 31, 2024
“but shadowbeni, how can I keep my phone out of my bedroom if I need an alarm to wake up?”
get your tuckus over to eBay and search around for some vintage alarm clock radios. There are so many and some are incredibly cool. search reddit for some suggestions on sound quality, make sure you read the seller descriptions carefully (sometimes they’re just selling for parts, can also ask them to send a video of it working) and find a vibey machine with some character that will get you outta bed with a buzz or some tunes from your local commercial-free listener-supported radio.
I got the Proton 320. It may not look like much but I love it for the green and blue lights, the bass and sound quality. I woke up to The Smashing Pumpkins today.
Sep 10, 2024
