diff --git a/admin/app/admin/generic_state.rb b/admin/app/admin/generic_state.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02bfedf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/app/admin/generic_state.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ActiveAdmin.register JamRuby::GenericState, :as => 'GenericState' do
+  menu :parent => 'Operations'
+
+  config.clear_action_items!
+  filter :env
+  permit_params :top_message
+
+  actions :all, :except => [:destroy]
+
+  index do
+    selectable_column
+    column :env
+    actions
+  end
+
+  form :partial => 'form'
+
+end
diff --git a/admin/app/views/admin/generic_states/_form.html.erb b/admin/app/views/admin/generic_states/_form.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9778f56dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/app/views/admin/generic_states/_form.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<%= semantic_form_for([:admin, resource], :url => resource.new_record? ? admin_generic_states_path : "/admin/generic_states/#{resource.id}") do |f| %>
+  <%= f.semantic_errors *f.object.errors.keys %>
+  <%= f.inputs do %>
+    <%= f.input(:top_message, :input_html => {:maxlength => 10000, :rows=>10, :class  => 'autogrow'}) %>
+  <% end %>
+  <%= f.actions %>
+<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 3eafba777..8ed347f9c 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -393,4 +393,4 @@ store_backend_details_rate_session.sql
 invited_user_receiver.sql
 live_streams.sql
 live_stream_notify.sql
-find_sessions_2020.sql
+find_sessions_2020.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/up/find_sessions_2020.sql b/db/up/find_sessions_2020.sql
index a36638b4c..1b19ed3fc 100644
--- a/db/up/find_sessions_2020.sql
+++ b/db/up/find_sessions_2020.sql
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ CREATE TABLE arses (
     active BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
     created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
+
+------
+
+ALTER TABLE generic_state ADD COLUMN top_message VARCHAR(100000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/generic_state.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/generic_state.rb
index 5722a9424..fdf87055c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/generic_state.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/generic_state.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 module JamRuby
   class GenericState < ActiveRecord::Base
 
+
+    attr_accessible :top_message,  as: :admin
+
     self.table_name = 'generic_state'
 
     validates :env, :inclusion => {:in => ['development', 'staging', 'production', 'test']}
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ module JamRuby
       GenericState.singleton.bounce_check_at
     end
 
+    def self.top_message
+      GenericState.singleton.top_message
+    end
+
     def self.singleton
       GenericState.find('default')
     end
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
index 5f5a823f9..71fd20294 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
@@ -2697,6 +2697,20 @@
       });
     }
 
+    function getConfigClient(options) {
+
+      if (!options) {
+        options = {}
+      }
+
+      return $.ajax({
+        type: "GET",
+        url: "/api/config/client?" + $.param(options),
+        dataType: "json",
+        contentType: 'application/json'
+      });
+    }
+
     function createReview(options) {
 
       return $.ajax({
@@ -3113,6 +3127,7 @@
     this.updateOnboarding = updateOnboarding;
     this.findFriendSessions = findFriendSessions;
     this.findPublicSessions = findPublicSessions;
+    this.getConfigClient = getConfigClient;
     return this;
   };
 })(window, jQuery);
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
index 5e4723659..aec9eecca 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/layout.js
@@ -239,15 +239,25 @@
 
       var broadcastWidth = findCardLayout.width + feedCardLayout.width; //+ opts.gridPadding * 2;
 
-      layoutBroadcast(broadcastWidth, findCardLayout.left);
+      //layoutBroadcast(broadcastWidth, findCardLayout.left);
+      layoutTopMessage(broadcastWidth, findCardLayout.left)
     }
 
+    /**
     function layoutBroadcast(width, left) {
       var css = {
         width:width + opts.gridPadding * 2,
         left:left
       }
       $('[data-react-class="BroadcastHolder"]').animate(css, opts.animationDuration)
+    }*/
+
+    function layoutTopMessage(width, left) {
+      var css = {
+        width:width + opts.gridPadding * 2,
+        left:left
+      }
+      $('[data-react-class="TopMessageHolder"]').animate(css, opts.animationDuration)
     }
 
     function layoutSidebar(screenWidth, screenHeight) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TopMessageHolder.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TopMessageHolder.js.jsx.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..488f100d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TopMessageHolder.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+context = window
+ConfigStore = context.ConfigStore
+
+ReactCSSTransitionGroup = React.addons.CSSTransitionGroup;
+
+@TopMessageHolder = React.createClass(
+  {
+    displayName: 'Top Message Holder',
+
+    mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(ConfigStore, "onConfig")]
+
+    getInitialState: () ->
+      {}
+
+    onConfig: (configs) ->
+
+      if configs.top_message
+        @setState({top_message: configs.top_message})
+
+    componentDidUpdate:() ->
+      $root = $(this.getDOMNode())
+      context.JK.popExternalLinks($root)
+      return false
+
+    render: () ->
+      if @state.top_message
+        `<div id="broadcast-notification-holder" className="broadcast-notification-holder" >
+            <div className="broadcast-notification config" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html:this.state.top_message}}>
+
+            </div>
+        </div>`
+      else
+        return null
+  });
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigStore.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigStore.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4d56947a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigStore.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+$ = jQuery
+context = window
+logger = context.JK.logger
+rest = new context.JK.Rest()
+
+@ConfigStore = Reflux.createStore(
+  {
+    top_message: null
+
+    #listenables: @ConfigActions
+
+    init: ->
+      this.listenTo(context.AppStore, this.onAppInit)
+
+    onAppInit: (@app) ->
+      setTimeout((() =>
+        rest.getConfigClient()
+        .done((response) =>
+          @top_message = response.top_message
+          @changed()
+        )
+        .fail((jqXHR) =>
+          console.log("failed to fetch config")
+        )
+      ), 2000)
+
+    changed:() ->
+      @trigger({top_message: @top_message})
+
+  }
+)
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/broadcast.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/broadcast.scss
index 46dbd84f4..ce2cd17b1 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/broadcast.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/broadcast.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-[data-react-class="BroadcastHolder"] {
+[data-react-class="BroadcastHolder"], [data-react-class="TopMessageHolder"] {
   position:relative;
   min-height: 125px;
   bottom: 60px;
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     @include border_box_sizing;
 
 
+    &.config {
+      border-width:0;
+    }
+
     &.lesson {
       p {
         text-align:center;
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_configs_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_configs_controller.rb
index a69cc53a7..8aaa92c5a 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_configs_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_configs_controller.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,17 @@ class ApiConfigsController < ApiController
         websocket_gateway_uri: APP_CONFIG.websocket_gateway_uri,
         websocket_gateway_uri_ssl: APP_CONFIG.websocket_gateway_uri_ssl
     }
+
     render :json => configs, :status => 200
   end
 
+  # should be nginx cached on 5 minutes
+  def client
+    configs =
+    {
+        top_message: GenericState.top_message
+    }
 
+    render :json => configs, :status => 200
+  end
 end
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_header.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_header.html.erb
index 4d42c73d8..5c7e5f6e0 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_header.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_header.html.erb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
     <%= render "users/user_dropdown" %>
 
-    <%= react_component 'BroadcastHolder', {is_guitar_center: @is_guitar_center} %>
-
+    <!--<%= react_component 'BroadcastHolder', {is_guitar_center: @is_guitar_center} %>-->
+    <%= react_component 'TopMessageHolder', {is_guitar_center: @is_guitar_center} %>
     </div>
     <!-- Templates -->
     <script type="text/template" id="template-search-section">
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index c155c6ee3..d3ff2db9b 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -684,7 +684,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     get '/versioncheck' => 'artifacts#versioncheck'
 
     # discover websocket gateway info
-      get '/config' => 'api_configs#index'
+    get '/config' => 'api_configs#index'
+    match '/config/client' => 'api_configs#client', :via => :get
+
 
     # no-op method to see if server is running
     get '/healthcheck' => 'artifacts#healthcheck'