(December 2, 2004) - DULUTH, Georgia – WEGENER® Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of television, audio and data distribution network solutions worldwide, today announced a 9.6 million dollar order for digital audio equipment. The order was received in WEGENER’s first fiscal quarter of 2005. It extends and amends an existing multi-year contract into fiscal year 2009. “We are delighted to continue our leadership position within the business music industry,” stated WEGENER CEO Robert A. Placek. “This order is a key example of how WEGENER provides powerful and cost effective solutions for dynamic satellite networks.” COMPEL and MEDIAPLAN are used to control large networks in the business music industry. This order for WEGENER UNITY satellite receivers, plus WEGENER’s Play And Store (PAS) audio storage cards will continue to grow these networks, with locations at leading retail locations across North America. WEGENER’s technology enables the client to transmit digital content such as advertisements, store the content locally, and replay the advertisements at user scheduled times. ABOUT WEGENER COMMUNICATIONS COMPEL, MEDIAPLAN, ENVOY, UNITY, and iPUMP are trademarks of WEGENER Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates," and similar expressions, and include, for example, statements relating to expectations regarding future sales, income and cash flows. Forward-looking 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 products, development of additional business for the Company’s digital video and audio transmission product lines, effectiveness of the sales organization, the successful development and introduction of new products in the future, delays in the conversion by private and broadcast networks to next generation digital broadcast equipment, acceptance by various networks of standards for digital broadcasting, general market conditions which may not improve during fiscal year 2005 and beyond, and success of the Company’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 Company’s most recent Form 10-K. 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 results. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For further information, please contact:
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