Third Party Delivery of Preferred Perishable Content

A method of providing customized station content to a user, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a content processing system, first user-input from a user of a device coupled to the content processing system via a communication network, the first user-input specifying at least one category of music content to be included in a customized station;
• receiving, at the content processing system, second user-input from the user via the communication network, the second user-input specifying at least one category of perishable content to be included in the customized station;
• establishing, at the content processing system, a schedule including both preferred music content selected based on the first user-input and preferred perishable content selected based on the second input;
• and
• delivering one of the preferred music content and the preferred perishable content to the first user using the content processing system;
• and
• relying on a third party source device to deliver the other of the preferred music content and the preferred perishable content directly to the user.

A server system comprising:

• a communications interface configured to receive, via a communication network:
• first user-input specifying characteristics of music content to be included in a customized station;
• second user-input specifying characteristics of perishable content to be included in the customized station;
• a processor configured to:
• establish a schedule including at least one slot designated for preferred music content selected based on the first-user input, and at least one slot designated for preferred perishable content selected based on the second user-input;
• deliver one of the preferred music content and the preferred perishable content to the first user;
• and
• communicate with a third party source device to cause the third party source device to deliver the other of the preferred music content and the preferred perishable content.