Abstract The epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in New Hampshire (NH) mirrors the rest of the nation (New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services [NHDHHS], 2004); however, the demographics and physical setting of the state are different. With HIV seroprevalence at about 1% and many health care providers working in rural settings with few educational resources available to them, the challenges for keeping providers well informed about HIV/AIDS care and prevention issues are significant. The AIDS Education and Training Center for NH examined several distance learning modalities to determine which would be the best method for the monthly AIDS Seminar Series. The modalities included Real, Media Player and Quicktime, amongst others. This article describes the selection process and our experiences using on-line Webcasts as a way to enhance and achieve successful distance learning for health care providers working in HIV/AIDS in a rural setting. The terms streaming and webcasts are used interchangeably throughout the article. Though streaming is a method of transmission and webcast is an event, they have become intertwined and are often used to describe each other.