# "Stand-by" message when live stream unavailable?
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/stand-by-message-when-live-stream-unavailable/38399
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [March 27, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stand-by-message-when-live-stream-unavailable/38399 "2012-03-27T12:35:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Bob\_Cushman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Bob_Cushman)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stand-by-message-when-live-stream-unavailable/38399/1 "2012-03-27T12:35:04Z")
Server: WMS 3.0.5, Client: JW Player 5.9 (Flash and HTML5)
I’m looking for a means to display a stand-by message to users when the live stream is not (live), typically minutes before and after a scheduled webcast. Any recommendations appreciated.
Bob
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### Author:  [@Andrew\_Kennedy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Kennedy)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stand-by-message-when-live-stream-unavailable/38399/2 "2012-03-28T02:51:24Z")
Hi,
You would need to write a custom module, but an example of live to VOD switching , client stays connected and watching, can be found here
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-switch-streams-using-stream-class-streams](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-switch-streams-using-stream-class-streams)
or potentially
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher)
which allows you to schedule when a show is and switch to that stream. If you read the posts on the article above it should outline how to do it.
It can also be done in other ways.
You may need the Wowza IDE , which can be found at the developer section
[https://www.wowza.com/media-server/developers](https://www.wowza.com/media-server/developers)
to customise to your environment/requirements.
I appreciate coding is not for everyone so if you do need further help you can get a list of consultants by emailing
support@wowza.com
Shamrock