I too was desperately looking for an alternative to Launchcast before it
was destroyed by CBS. Pandora wasn't offered outside the US and Last.fm
just started charging outside of the U.S. (and U.K. and Germany, I
think). I finally came across Jango.com. I was surprised I hadn't
heard about it before (it is only a year old). It is not as
customizable as was Launchcast, and lacks content from some of my
favourite artists; but on the other hand, has introduced me to other new
artists, allows one to create multiple stations under one I.D., and to
listen to many songs on demand. It appears to be available world-wide.
So far, I haven't heard of any music companies seeking to destroy it,
but I assume they will try to at some point. Until then, I highly
recommend it (though I hesitate to help it grow, lest CBS try to kill it
off before it threatens them, or they start charging after having
reached certain number of subscribers). Still, I wish someone would
buy the Launch program back from Yahoo/CBS, since they aren't using it
anyway, and resurrect it.

--- In launchcast@yahoogroups.com, "augiasradio" <augiasradio@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In launchcast@yahoogroups.com, Club Services aaaclub_services@
wrote:
> >
> > I'm on the "free trail" at Pandora's too. >>> They are GOOD!
> > Very respectfully
> > jivajiva (President Club Services)
> >
> > --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Rev. Bear byanymeasure@ wrote:
> >
> > From: Rev. Bear byanymeasure@
> > Subject: Re: [LAUNCHcast] Pandora
> > To: launchcast@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 5:57 PM
> >
> >
> > I listen mostly to my David Arkenstone Radio on Pandora on
harmon/kardon computer speakers and they capture the subleties of New
Age music
> > --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Club Services <aaaclub_services@ yahoo.com>
wrote:
> >
> > From: Club Services <aaaclub_services@ yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [LAUNCHcast] Pandora
> > To: launchcast@yahoogro ups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 1:17 PM
> >
> > Au do quality is very good. Pandora, given some time would be a
great choice
>
>
> All the praise for Pandora made me curious. Alas, it turns out not to
be available outside the US. I'm in the Netherlands, Europe. I'll have
to continue my search for a customisable station to replace my
much-regretted Launchcast station.
>
> Rob
> Hilversum
>