Thursday, June 19, 2008

Broadcasting iPod Music Over FM


You can use an FM transmitter to broadcast your iPod’s music on standard FM radio frequencies. Then, you can tune in the frequency on which you are broadcasting on any receiver, such as the tuner in your stereo system’s receiver, to listen to your music.

Choosing an FM Transmitter
In order to broadcast an iPod’s output over FM, you need an FM transmitter. For help choosing, configuring, and using an FM transmitter.

Broadcasting iPod Music
Depending on the type of FM transmitter you use, setting up an iPod and FM transmitter so you can tune in your iPod’s music requires from little to no work. You simply plug the transmitter into your iPod’s Headphones port and play your iPod. Then, you set the tuner you are going to use to listen to the same frequency over which you are broadcasting your iPod’s output.

Pros: Easy to use an iPod with any audio device that can receive FM; simple setup and use; no messy wires.
Cons: Subject to interference; it can be difficult to find an unused FM station in a metropolitan area.

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