User generated weekly charts will "inform" the playlists populating the new LAST.FM stations launching in four U.S. markets including Chicago. CBS Interactive Group is giving over some of its high-definition radio channels over to the endeavor. Considering all of the radio stations in town currently utilize computer generated playlists, how exactly is this any different? [Billboard]

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This Wired article seems to be slightly more informative. Only slightly though. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/cbs-to-launch-lastfm-radio-stations-in-top-four-us-markets/
Yeah, I didn't have much to go on. I'm always mystified by the online entities that seem to want so badly to go terrestrial...
i would think it's different from the usual computer generated playlists in that this is coming from listener-chosen data vs. from the suits at record companies.
it's different because this lets me, uh, I mean bored nerds scrobble Rick Astley over and over to cause widespread terror.