Duluth, GA— October 6, 1999 — Wegener Corporation (NASDAQ: WGNR) announced it has received a substantial order from CONUS Communications. This order consists of UNITY4422 IRD's (Integrated Receiver Decoders) plus COMPEL Network Control with COMPEL-CA encryption. The UNITY4422 IRDs will be used with a SONY MPEG encoding and multiplexing system to distribute high quality 4:2:2 profile video feeds to CONUS member stations. CONUS will provide members with the equipment at no cost to the stations as the new service transitions to a fully integrated digital distribution system.

"Wegener's UNITY4422 coupled with COMPEL Network Control options stood out as the only technology that could meet not only our digital video requirements, but also our need for functional, mature addressable control and robust industrial conditional access," said Ray Conover, CONUS Vice President and Director of Engineering. "This effort is one of many to maintain and build a better service for our client list."

"Ray Conover and CONUS have a reputation for excellence in television technology," adds Wegener Communications President, Keith N. Smith. "This order is a compliment to Wegener Communications technologies. CONUS is a customer that will fully utilize the capabilities of the UNITY multimedia platform and COMPEL."

ABOUT CONUS COMMUNICATIONS

CONUS Communications Inc. is a multi-faceted media partnership providing television production and transmission services to local, national and international broadcasters and corporate clients. CONUS Communications can be reached on the World Wide Web at www.conus.com. CONUS Communications Incorporated is a limited liability partnership based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

ABOUT WEGENER COMMUNICATIONS

Wegener Communications is an international provider of digital solutions for IP data, video and audio networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music, satellite paging and financial information distribution. COMPEL, Wegener's patented network control system provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials through total receiver control. COMPEL network control capability is integrated into Wegener digital satellite receivers. Wegener Communications can be reached at +1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com.

For further information, please contact:

Sally Campbell
11350 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-814-4000
Email: info@wegener.com
World Wide Web: www.wegener.com

For CONUS Communications, please contact:

Chad Naughton
3415 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-642-4692
Email: cnaughton@conusnews.com
World Wide Web: www.conusnews.com

COMPEL, ENVOY, UNITY and UNITY•IP are trademarks of Wegener Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Certain of the above statements regarding Wegener constitute forward-looking statements, which may involve risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements.