Do two wifi networks in the same home have to conflict with each other?

I have an Xfinity1 system that requires its own combo modem/router supplied by Xfinity in order to run its system. The premise here is that you can play live tv from any of your devices like computers, iPads and iPhones using their wifi system, and it works well.
I was advised by Apple that my two Airport Expresses, which provided my network before I brought in the Xfinity system, should be reconfigured to "join" my Xfinity network instead of maintaining their own separate network. So I reconfigured everything at their direction, and now my Airports won't stream music or anything else. I called Apple, we checked out my configuration and found out my Airports were set up and working correctly.
Now I have been advised by a senior Apple tech to go back to my original setup with the Xfinity network and a separate Airport Express network. This was late last night, and I was just too tired to do it at that point. So, today I have a phone appointment with that senior Apple tech to change everything back to my original setup.
I would like some input from the community about this situation. Maybe there is more to this than meets the eye. Like why are these Airports currently not streaming music from any of my devices? The Airport icon shows up when I try to stream music, but when I choose one of the two Expresses nothing happens.
The Xfinity system does not stream Apple stuff. Could the problem be that, by joining the Xfinity network, the Airports cannot stream music from iTunes or iPads or iPhones because the Xfinity system cannot accommodate Apple content under any circumstances. In other words, do you just have to have an Apple network to stream Apple content?
HELP.

By default, the WLC code does not try to contain rogue AP's. Just lots of alarm's and unclassified rogue's.
In this case you hosts may have actually enabled containment but would have also received a screen full of warning about the public nature of the unlicensed wifi band.
Here the Superior Court system is side by side with the County system even to the extent that the AP's are next to each other. Gets fun. Since each SSID constitutes a rogue, each unit represents a LOT of rogues to report.
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