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They sure don't want to tell you what you need, do they?
I *THINK* if you get a receiver with a car kit, that should be all you need to listen in the car -- mine included the receiver, cigarette lighter power adapter, the antennae, mounting stuff, and a remote.
The receiver is also a transmitter, so you set it to "broadcast" a signal to the FM radio in your car. If you have a cassette deck, you can probably use one of those little cassette adapters that plugs into the headphone jack ($10 at Radio Shack). Or, you can get a more elaborate "hard wired" set-up if you want to put some money into it.
For the house, you can either get a kit similar ($50) to the car kit that provides power and antennae hook up, and an audio out for your home stereo, or use the "broadcast" setting to transmit to your stereo. Or most of the receivers have a matching "boombox" that you can get for $75 to $100.
I think if you wait until AFTER Christmas, you could probably find big sales on them, too. Keep an eye out for special promotions... I managed to piggyback on a Howard Stern promo where you got $150 worth of hardware free for pre-paying a one-year subscription. I think it's expired, but it would not surprise me if it repeats.
Also, check the discounters like Best Buy or Radio Shack for specials. Good luck!
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