Airport xpress picks up radio as static when playing itunes

my airport xpress is connected to my stereo and when i play itunes off my powerbook through the stereo speakers, there is a low grade staticy radio songs playing in the background. what do i do?
t h a n k s

Hello pkatch. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
It is very possible that you may have some form of Wi-Fi interference in the immediate area that is preventing you from getting a good clean signal.
I suggest you perform a simple site survey, using utilities like KisMAC, MacStumbler, iStumbler, or IPNetMonitorX to determine potential areas of interference...and then, try to either eliminate or significantly reduce them.

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