Internet radio receiver.

Unfortunately, yes. Including all that rubbish from the BBC. Every single bit of it.

An internet radio is a computer, so you may as well use a computer, like an old phone.

I can always find a use for old phones. One is a bedside alarm, and I gave another to my luddite wife[1] so she can download data from her CPAP machine.

Plenty of Raspberry Pi projects out there with varying levels of sophistication depending on what you want, and what kind of UI you want...

We have a couple of Roberts 94i. Not cheap but they’ve been good.

The 94i does Internet, VHF, and DAB plus you can play media files from a computer, network disk, media server, or plug a USB stick into it. It has a line out and line in. Bluetooth in but not out.

One is used mainly for playing media from a media server - plays etc. Senior Management uses the other one when she is sewing to listen to the radio.

Depending on the stations you want to listen to, it may be worth considering using an Amazon Alexa device. You can stream countless radio stations via them and a basic Echo Dot is cheap as chips. You may need to find the right ‘skill’ to install but they are free.

Even though we have the Roberts, we still use Alexa for most of our radio needs.

no all good try but a bit pricey...depends what platform some missing on vtuner which is what majority comes with

not the same at all

If your tablet doesn't sound great you can get a variety of audio modules for things like Raspberry Pi. Or maybe just add a USB audio device to the tablet. I don't bother with a dedicated sound system any more (I still have a midi stack and record deck so I could play cassettes, CDs and vinyl but they sit unused in the corner) because nearly all my audio is digital, I just use some half-decent powered speakers with PCs and portable devices, or the TV.

I go with the Roberts for convenience. It operates just like an ordinary radio (including presets). I also have an Alexa but I am not convinced the audio quality is anywhere near as good.