Minnesota Public Radio has moved its old Morning Show to the Internet and HD Radio (as Radio Heartland), but you can continue to tune it in on your regular stereo. Reader David Peter recently wrote to ask how he could stream MPR’s Internet audio from the computer in his home office wirelessly to stereos in other rooms of his house. Here are three ideas for him and others in the same situation:

1) If you want something elegant and good quality — plus something that can be used for all kinds of wireless audio applications — the Squeezebox Duet has earned raves and is lower in price than comparable systems (such as Sonos). You can read more about it at CNET. It’s more of a whole-house system, and prices start below $400.

2) If you want something cheap, quick and dirty, you could always try connecting an FM transmitter to the audio output of your computer and then tuning in the signal using an open frequency on your FM receiver. Arkon makes such a device for only $15.

3) An AV transmitter — such as this $40 model from the reliable Monoprice – is a variation on the latter. It has two devices that connect to your computer on one end and your receiver on the other (using an audio input), and then the audio signal is sent wirelessly between them. This device also transmits video and is commonly used for security cameras — but it will do the trick for a radio show.

Any other suggestions?

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