Playing Sirius Satellite Radio music Using Itunes through Airtunes

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Playing Sirius Satellite Radio music Using Itunes through Airtunes

Ok.. This is an interesting one. I am a Sirius Radio subscriber. I can listen to a limited list of Sirius Radio stations online with my Mac. Unfortunately that will only play through my computer speakers.

Itunes has many optional radio stations that play through Airtunes( which I currently own and use). Do any of you know of a way in which I can play my online Sirius Radio broadcasts through Itunes to my Airtunes on my house stereo Receiver?

I have an Airport Extreme router and Airport express.

macBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), using airport extreme and airport express

Posted on Jun 20, 2009 9:06 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 20, 2009 9:42 AM in response to Lawrence Schiro

Looks like there is not way around it for now, http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22730

If you're computer isn't super far away from your airport, you could always buy a 3.5mm extender cable, and run that to your speakers, but that defeats the purpose of the wireless.

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Answer 2

Chris CA

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Jun 20, 2009 10:06 AM in response to Lawrence Schiro

Not using iTunes.
However, you can use -> AirFoil to "send any audio to the AirPort Express. Send any audio to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Airfoil for Mac gives you your audio - everywhere."

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Answer 3

Jun 20, 2009 1:20 PM in response to Chris CA

Chris:

Thanks for the tip. I downloaded the trial version and all seems to work for me. They only allow a 10 minute trial to test it out. I am happy to pay $25 for the working copy.

That should allow me to extend my Sirius Radio to my home system rather inexpensively. Sirius Radio is a good product, but every radio connection costs more money. I use a boombox with my radio outside, but inside is always challenging to pick up a signal, unless I want to invest more money in an outside antenna( NOT!).

thanks again.

larry

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