Synchronization of Preferred Perishable Content

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

• receiving, at a content processing system, first user-input from a user of the user 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 non-music content to be included in the customized station;
• receiving, at the content processing system, a third user-input from the user via the communication system including user adjusted synchronization settings to synchronize delivery to the user device of the music content based on the first-user input and the non-music content based on the second user-input;
• establishing, at the content processing system, a schedule based at least in part on the synchronizing settings, including both the music content based on the first user-input and the non-music content based on the second input;
• and
• delivering the music content and the non-music content to the user device according to the schedule.

A system for providing customized station content to a user device, the system including a processor configured to:

• periodically synchronize perishable content based on a received user device configuration;
• manage access to the user device configuration during the synchronization;
• determine whether commercial content or perishable content should be injected within the customized station content;
• determine if the commercial content or the perishable content are added to a top of a playlist of the customized station;
• and
• provide to a user device interface the customized station content based at least in part on the playlist and receive user actions following playing of at least part of the customized station content.