Airplay not enabled unless I enable WiFi

On a late 2012 Mac Mini, updated with OSX 10.8.2, iTunes 11.01.
I cannot see my AirPlay devices in either iTunes or the menu bar at top unless I enable Wifi. That seems silly since all my airplay devices are connected by Ethernet. Is there anyway to have airplay without turning on wifi?
This is perfectly repeatable...enable wifi, can see devices, disable wifi, airplay goes away.
Thanks

Hi, I think it's the whole reason the name starts with Air...
Apple wants you to stream music and movies all over your home network. And they want you to do it wirelessly. And of course, they want you to use Apple AirPlay to do it.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/airplay.htm
As long as your computer and the device you want to connect to are on the same WiFi network, you'll see the names you've given the devices in the menu that appears when you click the AirPlay icon.
http://ipod.about.com/od/usingairportexpress/ss/airtunes-use.htm
Not that I think it should be Wifi only... just reporting the way it is.

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