I had 3-c crane radios that had the lcd panel go bad.sent the first one back for a one time only free fix.threw another one out.just picked one up at a estate sale $1.50 half off day the lcd panel was going out on it (cc radio plus).found out if you take the back cover off and the circuit board off you will see the lcd ribbon.get a pencil with eraser and a hair dryer as you direct the heat onto the ribbon take the eraser and press down on the ribbon board.It was very easy to take the back off and circuit board off.total time involved was less then 15 min. After doing this and plugging radio in the lcd was as new with no glitches or missing digits in the lcd display.again it was a quick and easy fix and it worked.also agree that c crane knew of this issue with lcd display and should of had sangean fix this problem as this radio is very expensive.try this before you toss your unit into the trash you will be surprised how easy the fix is.