Amazon Echo

Alexa can play whatever radio station you ask for.
She will be a timer or reminder.
My Alexa will call my families/friends Alexas so we can have hands free telephone conversations.
She also compiles my shopping list.

These are a few of the things I use mine for.
to read my audio book ,
remind me in 10minutes that I need to check the dinner
play music , white noise , nursery rhymes.
play radio 4 .
You can ask for info but I prefer google.