Wegener Receives Order for Decoders from Digital Satellite Provider

(May 23, 2001) – DULUTH, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of transmission solutions to broadcast television and cable network operators worldwide, announced today that a major provider of digital satellite television has placed an order for Wegener UNITY4422 IRDs to support its direct broadcast-by-satellite (DBS) service. The order is expected to be delivered during Wegener's third fiscal quarter.

Keith Smith, president of Wegener Communications, stated, "Wegener products are integral components in the delivery of digital television services worldwide. The DBS industry continues to advance the sophistication of its infrastructure technology to meet the exacting broadcast standards demanded by the market. As the DBS industry continues to expand and transmits more programming, Wegener will be there to provide enabling technology."

The UNITY4422 satellite receiver is designed for professional digital video applications worldwide. In addition to decoding MPEG-2 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 video in PAL or NTSC formats, the UNITY4422 supports VBI and closed captioning on line 21. Video can be output on either serial digital or composite outputs. Using UNITY Option Modules, the UNITY4422 can be enhanced to support DVB-ASI output up to 6 stereo pairs of balanced audio, synchronous data and/or 4 L-band inputs. A UNITY Option Module is also available with DVB-ASI input to support local monitoring or terrestrial back-haul applications.



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

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

This news release contains statements which may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1995. The statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: customer acceptance and effectiveness of recently introduced UNITY digital video products, development of additional business for the Wegener digital and analog video and audio transmission product lines, effectiveness of the revitalized international sales organization and the successful development and introduction of new products in the future. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected or inferred results.