WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio Launches First Company-Branded Arabic-Language Channels

WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio Launches First Company-Branded Arabic-Language Channels

WORLDSPACE Channels 'Ranin' and 'Min Zaman' Offer Authentic Content and More Personal Listening Experience for Subscribers

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio, (NASDAQ:WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based radio services, today announced that it has launched Ranin and Min Zaman, two new commercial-free Arabic music channels that will offer subscribers contemporary pop hits and classic Arab hits from the Middle East.

Available on the east beam of the company's AfriStar(TM) satellite, both channels can be heard in over 12 countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Ranin (channel 55) captures the essence of the Arabic Top 40 scene, offering subscribers irresistible blends of contemporary pop hits. The channel features hot Arabic artists such as Amr Diab, Elissa, Nancy Agram, Rashid Al Majid, Ragheb Alama, Nawal El Zoghby, Maria, Dareen Hadshity, Angham and Wama.

Min Zaman (channel 135) delivers Arabic classic hits in several diverse, regional styles of music, including legendary Arab musicians from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and the Gulf States. Listening to Min Zaman, subscribers can hear their favorite retro hits from artists such as Fairuz, Wadee' el Safi, Abdel Halim, Sabah, Shadiya and the great Um Kalthoum.

"Ranin and Min Zaman not only give our subscribers access to authentic music from the Middle East, but the new channels also offer them a much more personal, global satellite radio experience," said Billy Sabatini, vice president of global content, WORLDSPACE. "The channels should be well received by our listeners and we are very excited about including them in our already compelling content line-up."

WORLDSPACE delivers a variety of branded and commercial-free content, including jazz, rock, pop, classical and country. Ranin and Min Zaman are available to subscribers at no additional cost and support the company's future plans to increase its market presence in the Middle East including an expected roll out of mobile satellite radio services in at least one market in the region this year.

About WORLDSPACE(R)

WORLDSPACE, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRSP) is the world's only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WORLDSPACE delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and around the corner. WORLDSPACE subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WORLDSPACE content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio UK, NDTV and RFI. The WORLDSPACE satellites cover two-thirds of the globe with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WORLDSPACE Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage area. WORLDSPACE is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio. For more information, please visit http://www.worldspace.com/.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Such forward-looking statements may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Source: WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Judith Pryor of WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio, +1-301-960-1242,
jpryor@worldspace.com; or Dacrie Brooks of Brodeur, +1-202-775-2646,
dbrooks@brodeur.com, for WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio

Web site: http://www.worldspace.com/

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