Lunch has one energy, dinner another, and the bar at 10pm a third — but most restaurants play one playlist all day, off someone's personal account. A station changes with your service periods and works the room for you: tonight's feature, the happy hour window, the private dining room nobody knows you have.
The music that works at Tuesday lunch is wrong for Friday dinner. A station schedules the mood by daypart, set once.
Your server mentions the feature to the tables they cover. Your speakers mention it to every seat, the bar, and the waitlist by the door.
Consumer streaming apps don't permit business use. FrontDoorRadio plays your announcements plus music licensed for commercial rooms — nothing for you to clear.
WHAT YOU'D ACTUALLY PLAY
Bright over lunch, warmer through dinner, looser at the bar late — scheduled once and repeating daily. Your features and events drop in between tracks, timed to the service they belong to.
TONIGHT'S FEATURE
“Tonight from the kitchen — braised short rib with garlic mash. Ask your server before it's gone.”
HAPPY HOUR
“Happy hour runs till six — half-price drafts and five-dollar house wine at the bar.”
WAIT AREA
“Thanks for waiting — grab a drink at the bar and we'll come find you when your table's up.”
EVENTS
“Book the back room for your holiday party — ask any server or find us online.”
Type the words, pick a voice, and the spot is built for you — or record it yourself in one take.
Yes — that's the core of it. Schedule different music and different announcements by daypart, once. Lunch energy, dinner warmth, late-night bar — it switches itself.
FrontDoorRadio plays your own recorded announcements plus a music library licensed for commercial use, so there's nothing for you to clear. Streaming a personal Spotify or Apple Music account over your dining room speakers is not permitted under their terms.
You control the frequency. Most restaurants run two or three spots an hour — a mention, not a commercial break. And spots can be scheduled, so the happy hour push never plays at 9pm.
None. If your dining room already plays music through anything — ceiling system, amp, a Bluetooth speaker — FrontDoorRadio plays through it. Setup is about five minutes from your phone.
Any speaker you already own. Five minutes. From $15.99/mo, 14 days free, no credit card.
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