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Day and week scheduling
See exactly what should play, where it will play and whether it completed.
Built for fairground operations
Announcements that run themselves.
Schedule sponsor messages, event reminders and safety announcements once. GroundsCast plays them automatically, keeps working through internet outages, and confirms every completed playback.
Windows and Raspberry Pi players · Local offline cache · Live NWS warning automation
Saturday Operations● 4 PLAYERS ONLINE
81Scheduled
54Completed
0Failed
2:00 PM
Grandstand gates open
Main grounds · Midway player
COMPLETEDMain grounds · Midway player
2:15 PM
Champion Feed sponsor
All public zones
COMPLETEDAll public zones
2:30 PM
Livestock show reminder
Barns · Livestock player
READYBarns · Livestock player
One operating system for every announcement
Stop relying on someone remembering the next page.
GroundsCast gives fair managers a clear day and week view while local players handle delivery across every connected PA zone.
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Automatic repetition
Run announcements once, hourly, at custom intervals or across multiple operating days.
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AI and human voices
Generate natural speech from typed text, record in a browser, or request a professional announcer.
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Multi-zone audio
Target the midway, barns, grandstand, parking areas or the entire fairground.
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Playback verification
Capture scheduled time, actual start, completion, player, zone and any playback error.
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Sponsor reporting
Give sponsors evidence showing when and how often their commercials actually played.
Weather safety automation
Real warnings play immediately.
GroundsCast monitors official National Weather Service alerts for the fairground’s exact location, interrupts routine programming and repeats urgent warnings until they expire.
✓Tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and other configured warnings
✓Automatic filtering of weekly tests, monthly tests, demos and practice messages
✓Emergency priority over sponsor and routine announcement schedules
Internet connection required for new weather alerts
Scheduled announcements already downloaded to the local player continue during an internet outage. New National Weather Service warnings cannot be received until connectivity returns.
Scheduled announcements already downloaded to the local player continue during an internet outage. New National Weather Service warnings cannot be received until connectivity returns.
Main Midway Player● OFFLINE CACHE
72 HR
Schedule cached locally
Audio and timing available without cloud access
READYAudio and timing available without cloud access
14
Playback reports queued
Will sync when internet returns
LOCALWill sync when internet returns
Designed for unreliable fairground internet
The fair keeps talking when the internet stops.
Each player downloads the upcoming schedule and audio files in advance. Completed announcements are logged locally and synchronized after service returns.
✓Up to 72 hours of announcements cached in advance
✓Local schedule execution without a cloud connection
✓Offline result queue prevents duplicate playback
Simple venue pricing
Priced for one fair or the whole season.
No per-user charges and no announcement limits.
Fair Week
$750 / event
Start with one operating event.
- One venue and player
- Up to 14 operating days
- Unlimited announcements
- Weather monitoring
- Playback history
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Annual
$1,495 / year
For county and regional fairs.
- Unlimited users and announcements
- Scheduling and sponsor rotation
- Offline player cache
- Weather automation
- Annual pre-fair system check
Multi-Zone Pro
$2,995 / year
For larger and multi-area venues.
- Multiple players and zones
- Emergency interruption
- Advanced reporting
- Priority fair-week support
- Remote setup assistance
Typical onboarding: $750. Configured player hardware starts at $695. Custom installations and on-site support are quoted separately.
Local playback players
Windows or Raspberry Pi.
The installer is available only after signing in. Every installation must also be activated with a valid player token created by an authorized venue administrator.
Windows Player
For an existing booth or operations PC.
Raspberry Pi Player
For a dedicated always-on playback appliance.
Run a better fair
Never miss the announcement that matters.
Automate routine pages, verify sponsor delivery and keep critical messages moving across the grounds.