Dining Room Music/Radios

Using the radio

There are two common types of radios in the restaurants. 

An all in one unit, where the amp and radio are combined. 

More commonly, a separate amp and radio. Or in other cases, just the radio seen in the picture with out the amp.

It is not a problem to leave the radio on 24 hours. On each of these devices, they will always default to bluetooth or Aux when powered off and back on. Press mode to switch to the radio. FM radio is the only music allowed to be played in the dining room. You should never hook your phone up and play music off of a streaming app.

Music in the dining room is intended to be subtle in the background and should not cause someone to have to raise their voice to have a conversation with someone at the table. 

We lost power and now the radio won't play music

Check to make sure that switch to the radio in on and to the amp. If the amp does show a power light, check the power strip to ensure that is on. If the power strip is on and working, it is possible that the amp tripped its overload breaker. On the back of most amps is a very small overload button. Press that in if it appears to be popped out.  

After power outages, the radios will default back to Aux or Bluetooth. Press mode to switch to the radio. Usually it goes Bluetooth - AUX - FM. 

What kind of music can we play?

Only FM radio is allowed to be playing in the dinning rooms. The radio station should be family friendly with a mix of most genres. Avoid news talk radio stations. Music in the dining room is intended to be subtle in the background and should not cause someone to have to raise their voice to have a conversation with someone at the table. 

What are the rules about streaming music?

Restaurants are allowed to play FM radio for free in the dining room. Using streaming apps such as Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music and Apple Music, as examples is NOT allowed in commercial establishments. Fines for streaming personal subscriptions could be up to $100,000. 

Employees are allowed to stream music in the back of the house without risk of violating commercial licensing. Music should be appropriate content and kept at a volume that does not spill into the dining room. Employees should never hook their personal phones up to our dining room music equipment. A bluetooth speaker in the back of house is acceptable to playing music.