Live Shows and Web Cams (Week 6) November 6, 2009

In order for WPST to promote themselves and different featured artists, WPST uses Live web cams and shows that they broadcast online. WPST calls their live shows The PST Live Lounge, which we will take a look at below. They also use a web cam in their studio, calling it the Live Studio Cam. These are just a few of the technology friendly features that WPST uses to draw in their fans and audiences.



The PST Live Lounge is a lounge located within the studio where artists come and perform live for their fans. They also sign autographs, take pictures and answer any questions that their fans may have. While this is all going on within the lounge, they also have a live web cam set up so that the fans that weren't able to come to the studio can watch the performance from their computer at home. While watching, they also have the opportunity to join a live chat room. At all times, there is a member of the PST crew talking to everyone in the chat room, and when the performance is over people from the chat room get the opportunity to ask the artist questions. When they post their questions in the chat room the artist answers all of the questions live.

The Live Lounge has featured artists such as The Fray, Natasha Bedingfield, Good Charlotte and Metro Station. You can find all of the performances done in the lounge on the PST website. All shows are posted on their web page, which makes it a great tool to refer to and go back to as you please.

Another great feature that WPST offers is their Live Studio web cam. This feature allow fans to not only listen in on their favorite bands and singers, but also listen to live interviews and other events going on within the studio. This feature is free and can be found right on the WPST website. They also allow you to comment and chat with others that are watching the same web cast as you are. So as you are listening and watching you are able to interact with others that have the same interests as you. I encourage everyone to come and take a look at this feature. Here is an example of the Live Web Cam:

Watch live video from 94.5 PST/WPST Studio Cam on Justin.tv

The live shows, web cam and technology allow for listeners to get up close to their favorite artists and to their favorite radio station without even leaving their house. This is a great way for WPST to not only promote themselves but to promote different artists right off of their web page. A lot of these artists go on the live show when they are in town for a concert. This is a great way for the artists to promote themselves and hopefully sell tickets to their upcoming show. Having the web cam in the studio shows listeners the culture of WPST. They are doing their best to stay on top of technology and provide new ways to interact with their fans. It shows how fun the studio can be and how much fun the DJs and the guests can be. Having these features online also not only promote the station to people in our area but to people all over the world, since they are on their web site. If only WPST had international advertising to let people know that these features were there. Not everyone knows about these features, which is why we believe that they are not being used to the best ability they can be.