Index: apps/app_queue.c
===================================================================
--- apps/app_queue.c	(revision 84744)
+++ apps/app_queue.c	(working copy)
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
 	int announcefrequency;              /*!< How often to announce their position */
 	int minannouncefrequency;           /*!< The minimum number of seconds between position announcements (def. 15) */
 	int periodicannouncefrequency;      /*!< How often to play periodic announcement */
+	int periodicannouncefirstplay;      /*!< After how long to play the first periodic announcement */
 	int roundingseconds;                /*!< How many seconds do we round to? */
 	int holdtime;                       /*!< Current avg holdtime, based on recursive boxcar filter */
 	int callscompleted;                 /*!< Number of queue calls completed */
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@
 	q->context[0] = '\0';
 	q->monfmt[0] = '\0';
 	q->periodicannouncefrequency = 0;
+	q->periodicannouncefirstplay = 0;
 	q->sound_callerannounce[0] = '\0';	/* Default, don't announce the caller that he has been answered */
 	if(!q->members)
 		q->members = ao2_container_alloc(37, member_hash_fn, member_cmp_fn);
@@ -1025,6 +1027,8 @@
 		}
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(param, "periodic-announce-frequency")) {
 		q->periodicannouncefrequency = atoi(val);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(param, "periodic-announce-firstplay")) {
+		q->periodicannouncefirstplay = atoi(val);
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(param, "retry")) {
 		q->retry = atoi(val);
 		if (q->retry <= 0)
@@ -2029,9 +2033,13 @@
 	time(&now);
 
 	/* Check to see if it is time to announce */
-	if ((now - qe->last_periodic_announce_time) < qe->parent->periodicannouncefrequency)
+	if ((now - qe->last_periodic_announce_time) < 
+		(qe->parent->periodicannouncefirstplay ? qe->parent->periodicannouncefirstplay : qe->parent->periodicannouncefrequency))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* We've played once, so we dont need this anymore */
+	qe->parent->periodicannouncefirstplay = 0;
+
 	/* Stop the music on hold so we can play our own file */
 	if (ringing)
 		ast_indicate(qe->chan,-1);
Index: configs/queues.conf.sample
===================================================================
--- configs/queues.conf.sample	(revision 84744)
+++ configs/queues.conf.sample	(working copy)
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@
 ;
 ;periodic-announce-frequency=60
 ;
+; When to play the first periodic announcement.  This allows you to 
+; play the first announcement at the beginning of the call then revert
+; back to a much higher frequency (0=off)
+;
+;periodic-announce-firstplay=10
+;
 ; Should we include estimated hold time in position announcements?
 ; Either yes, no, or only once.
 ; Hold time will be announced as the estimated time,