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We Americans have always traveled during the holidays. It's traditionally for our families to come together and diminish the distance between our loved ones. These annual treks have always included car travel but quite frankly, since September 11th, even more people are choosing to drive to their destinations.

That's why it's even more important than ever to make that road trip as enjoyable as possible. An easy way to do that is to do a little entertainment pre-planning. The radio is the perfect companion for a lone driver or a whole family. The key to benefiting from it more during your journey is knowing what's out there from state-to-state and how to tune it in.

The most expensive solution (and the latest) is satellite radio. There are two choices now: XM Satellite radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Both offer about 100 channels of excellent programming.

But, for the majority of us who can not afford the investment just for a turkey payoff, the next best thing is the trusty AM/FM car radio. Afterall, that's free! The best planning source online is RadioGuide.com. There, you can pick any of the top 100 largest cities and quickly see every radio station, their format and their frequency.

Even if your destination is not to any of these in particular, chances are the place you are headed to is within range of the radio stations in one of these top 100 cities. By consulting this directory, you can get a pretty good idea of where to tune your radio to as the miles go by.

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