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Sounds like it needs replaced. It is rather easy to remove. The black trim ring around the heater / AC control "pops" out with a screwdriver. Gently pry it out from each of the 4 corners. This will reveal 4 screws which hold that whole plastic panel trim covering the heater / AC control and the radio. Remove those 4 screws (Torx 15). The plastic trim can now be removed. There are 4 more Torx 15 screws holding in the radio. Remove those and the whole unit slides out. On the back I believe there are 2, maybe 3, wire harness connectors. One is for the speakers, and the other is for power and to the power antenna. Remove the wire harness connectors from the back of the radio. There also is a thick black cable running to the back of the radio which is the actual antenna cable. That will either unplug from the back of the radio, or you need to follow it down to where it plugs into the antenna cable recepticle (should be no more that 12 inches from the back of the radio). You can easily find these radios at a salvage yard. You may be able to drive your car with the radio removed, go to the salvage yard and plug one in to your car to make sure it works. Salvage yards charge $15 for a radio. Or you can buy an aftermarket radio, AND installation kit.
You never know, maybe the wire harness connectors came out and they just need plugged back in, but I doubt it. I have a 1990 Buick LeSabre and the radio doesn't work well either.
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