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title: "Quick guide: Create a broadcast"
slug: "quick-guide-create-your-first-broadcast"
updated: 2026-09-21T13:40:19Z
published: 2026-09-21T13:40:19Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/quick-guide-create-your-first-broadcast"
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# Quick guide: Create a standard broadcast

Broadcasts allow you to easily schedule and broadcast content to the screens in your account.

You can set up and play your first standard broadcast in 10 simple steps.

For more detailed instructions and information on creating an Share of Voice broadcast, [click here](/ixm-aqua/docs/create-a-broadcast).

## Prerequisites

To create your first standard broadcast, you must meet the following requirements:

- You have an IXM Aqua account.
- You've [added one or more screens](https://docs.grassfish.com/ixm-aqua/docs/quick-guide-add-your-screen) to your account on which your broadcast can be played.
- You've [added media](https://docs.grassfish.com/ixm-aqua/docs/quick-guide-upload-media) to your account that you can use in your broadcast, such as an image or video.

## Create your broadcast

To create and play your first broadcast, perform the following steps:

1. In the sidebar, click **Broadcast**.
2. Click **New Broadcast** in the header.
3. Select **Standard**.

![Create a new broadcast](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/braodcast_new.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D)
4. Name your broadcast.
5. ****When****

Specify when the content of your broadcast plays:

  - Select the start and end date and time.
  - Select on which days the content plays.
  - Specify from when to when the content plays.
  - Optionally, click **+** to schedule multiple time periods. To delete time periods, click **-**.
  - Optionally, select **Takeover** and **Triggers**. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/ixm-aqua/docs/glossary#t)

![Select when the broadcast plays](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/broadcast_when(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D)
6. ****Where****

Select where the content plays:

  - **Filter by**: Filter for the screen(s) you want to reach.
  - **Combine filters**: Use ![Diagram illustrating key components and their relationships in the system architecture.](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/plus_green.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D) next to a row to add another one directly below it. This allows you to organize specific sections and add filters when using OR.
  - **Only broadcast to layers**: Select to target a specific layer on a screen with your broadcast. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/ixm-aqua/docs/work-with-layers)
  - **Groups**: Use groups to separate different settings, such as the screen orientation. [Learn more…](/ixm-aqua/docs/create-a-broadcast)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/broadcast_where_inter(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D)
7. ****What****

Select what content your broadcast contains:

  - Drag and drop content from your desktop or the **Media Library** drawer into the broadcast playlist.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/broadcast_what(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D)
8. Review your broadcast settings.
9. If everything is correct, click **Save**.
10. Click **Broadcast** in the breadcrumb navigation at the top of the window to return to the overview.
11. Find your broadcast in the table and click **Options** **> Play** to start it.

![Play the broadcast](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/broadcast_play.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T10%3A47%3A18Z&se=2026-10-26T11%3A47%3A18Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=DSBZW2Cm1JaYZCXzgKgUPO5%2BrInsFtgiyPBSCxQW4%2Bs%3D)

### ✨ **Congratulations! You've created your first broadcast.**

It may take up to 10 minutes for the playlists to update on the screen.

Share of Voice (SOV) is a set of rules that ensures that a scheduled content type receives its allocated time in a loop that consists of a mix of multiple content types.

The application's main menu on the left side.

The top section of the interface.

A part of a screen with its own playlist.

The mounting direction of a screen, landscape or portrait.

The content that is playing on a screen or specific layer.