Commercial Background Music in Hays, Kansas
Hays runs along I-70 and US-183, and the Vine Street corridor carries a mix of interstate and local traffic that Fort Hays State University extends well into the evening. That later student-driven crowd is a different room than the daytime workforce and regional-shopping traffic the same operators see earlier in the day.
Playing music through a personal streaming account in a commercial space is a licensing violation. ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC licensing applies to any business playing music for customers, and enforcement is active. A commercial music subscription through a licensed provider covers this completely.
Hays operators serve a customer base that shifts hard by time of day, daytime traffic driven by the local workforce and a later, younger crowd once the campus and the surrounding area empty out for the evening. A Mood Media subscription through CGS lets operators run different curated programming by daypart instead of one playlist running all day.
CGS is a Mood Media franchise partner serving Hays and the surrounding Ellis County market. We provide licensed commercial background music with professional installation, hardware, and ongoing support.
What CGS Provides
- Mood Media commercial background music subscription, licensed for commercial use
- Commercial-grade audio hardware installation
- Multi-zone audio configuration for dining rooms and retail areas
- Curated music programming by genre, concept, and time of day
- Hardware maintenance and ongoing support
- Licensing compliance, no ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC exposure for the operator
Why CGS for Background Music in Hays
- Mood Media franchise partner, one of the largest commercial music licensees in the country
- 2,000+ subscribers in the total CGS network
- 35+ years in commercial technology installation
- Full-service capability: background music, CCTV, drive-thru, WiFi, one partner