WEGENER'S DTV700 DELIVERS HDTV FOR DIGITAL CABLE

NAB, Las Vegas -- April 9, 2002 -- WEGENER Corporation (NASDAQ: WGNR) announces the DTV700 processor, an innovative product allowing cable operators to economically process terrestrial digital television signals (HDTV) for carriage to cable subscribers. The DTV700 can multiplex 2 or more signals and process them in a manner compatible with current digital cable standards.

"The DTV700 offers advanced features at a price point that is attracting major industry interest", said Ned Mountain, WEGENER Executive Vice President. "As the consumer interest in HDTV increases, so will the need for this product, which is a critical element in the cable processing chain."

The DTV700 will simply process off air 8VSB digital television signals and enable them to be injected in digital cable plants. A built-in multiplex feature allows for combining two 8VSB broadcast signals into a single digital output. It does all this in a compact one rack unit high package.

WEGENER President and CEO Robert A. Placek added "In showing this to key cable clients ahead of it's formal introduction the DTV700 has generated more excitement than any cable product the company has introduced in recent years."

The DTV 700 is on display at the NAB Conference in Las Vegas at WEGENER’s booth #S3508 in the Sands Expo Center.

First shipments for the DTV 700 are scheduled for May 2002.

WEGENER 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 can be reached at +1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com.

This news release contains statements, which may be forward-looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements may include projections regarding future sales results, expected contributions to margins and earnings and market opportunities, and 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, the successful development and introduction of new products in the future, delays in the conversion by private and broadcast networks to digital broadcast equipment, acceptance by various networks of standards for digital broadcasting, general market conditions which may not improve during fiscal year 2002 and beyond, and success of Wegener's research and development efforts aimed at developing new products. Discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties are provided in detail in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC, including the Form 10-K. 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. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. Wegener Corporation does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

For further information, please contact:

C. Troy Woodbury, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
Wegener Corporation
(770) 814-4000
www.wegener.com

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