How I turned a dusty old radio into a 24/7 music station

The mission was supposed to be simple: Drive to my father-in-law’s house, head into the garage, and grab one of his spare garden hoses to replace the one I accidentally chopped in half with the lawnmower. But in the process, something boxed up on a high shelf caught my eye.

Still unopened in its original packaging was a GE Monogram 7-4150A radio, which dates to around 1976 according to RadioMuseum. I don’t like seeing old tech go to waste, so instinctively I wondered if it might still have some life in it.