WEGENER NAMES PHYLIS EAGLE-OLDSON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(January 20, 2004) - DULUTH, Georgia – WEGENER Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR) a leading provider of satellite transmission solutions for broadcast and cable television networks worldwide, today announced that Ms. Phylis Eagle-Oldson has joined the Company’s board of directors. Ms. Eagle-Oldson was elected at WEGENER’s board meeting today, increasing WEGENER’s board to seven members.

“Phylis is a wonderful addition to the board,” said WEGENER Chairman and CEO Robert A. Placek. “She has had a distinguished career and we are looking forward to the financial and industry expertise that she brings from her nearly 20 years of experience with the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.”

“It is an honor to serve on the WEGENER Board of Directors. Their long-standing presence in the cable and satellite markets is outstanding and I look forward to being part of the company as it grows to meet the changing demands of this dynamic market,” adds Ms. Eagle-Oldson.

Currently, Ms. Eagle-Oldson is the President and CEO of Emma L. Bowen Foundation, a media-industry sponsored initiative to develop diversity within the telecommunications industry. From 1980 to 1999, she was with the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), serving as its Vice President, Administration and Finance from 1985 to 1999.

Ms. Eagle-Oldson is an “independent” board member under Nasdaq rules, and with her election as a director, a majority of the company’s board members are independent. Ms. Eagle-Oldson will also join the audit committee of the board of directors and serve as the audit committee’s financial expert under both SEC and Nasdaq rules.

About WEGENER Corporation
WEGENER Corporation, through its subsidiary 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, MEDIAPLAN, ENVOY, UNITY, and iPUMP 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 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 2003 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.