WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio Announces Selections for Inaugural 'WORLDSPACE Honours'

WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio Announces Selections for Inaugural 'WORLDSPACE Honours'

First-of-its-Kind Satellite Radio Awards Feature Music and Artist Contributions from More Than 20 Musical Genres

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:WRSP), one of the world leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, today announced its selections for the inaugural WORLDSPACE Honours. Nominated by WORLDSPACE's expert programming staff with categories that range from Artist of the Year to Best Live Performance to Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Cinema, the WORLDSPACE Honours pay tribute to some of the industry's most talented emerging artists as well as established artists from around the globe.

Specialty programming has been created by WORLDSPACE to showcase each honouree and will include interviews, career highlights, background information and their music. This programming will air during the period February 16 - 19. WORLDSPACE's multicultural, multilingual programming staff features veterans of leading broadcast networks (both radio and TV) in major urban markets in the US and around the world. The award-winning team includes professional musicians, producers, radio jocks, and club DJs.

Additional information about the WORLDSPACE Honours and honourees can be found at http://www.worldspacehonours.com/.

WORLDSPACE Honourees by channel are:

Channel Artist Award

BOB My Chemical Romance Artist of the Year
FALAK Jagjit Singh Most Popular Ghazal Singer
FARISHTA Dev Anand Outstanding Contribution
to Hindi Cinema
FLAVA Jay-Z Big Baller Shot Caller of
the Year
GANDHARV Ustad Wasif-uddin Dagar Outstanding Contribution
to Popularizing and
Keeping the Flame of
Dhrupad-Dhamaar Burning
JHANKAAR Lage Raho Munnabhai A Highly Entertaining Film
(Bollywood Movie) that Reintroduced Us
to Gandhi and His
Principles
MAESTRO Leif Ove Andsnes Outstanding Choice of
Repertoire on a CD
Release
MOKSHA Prem Joshua Outstanding Contribution
to Fusion and World Music
ORBIT ROCK The Who Artist of the Year
POTION Lionel Richie Comeback Artist of the
Year
RADIO VOYAGER Rob Thomas Artist of the Year
RIFF Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Best Live Performance
All- Stars
SHRUTI Dr. M. Balamurlikrishna Lifetime Achievement as
Carnatic Musician &
Composer
SPANDANA S.P. Balasubramaniam Celebrating 40 Years in
Film Industry
SPARSHA Hamsalekha Outstanding Contribution
to Kannada Cinema
SPIN Thermal and a Quarter Outstanding Contribution
to Indian Rock
SURABHI Shrinivas Khale Outstanding Contribution
to Marathi Music as a
Composer
THE HOP Gary "U.S." Bonds Artist Still Rockin' in
2006
THE SYSTEM Armin Van Buuren Mix Master Extraordinaire
TUNAK Gurdas Maan Most Popular Punjabi Folk
Singer
UMANG Purushottam Upadhyay Outstanding Contribution
to Gujarati Music
UP COUNTRY Johnny Cash Top Country Classic Artist
WORLD ZONE Babba Maal Artist of the Year

About WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio

Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 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 earth's population 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 areas. 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, 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.

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CONTACT: Judith Pryor of WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio, +1-301-960-1242,
jpryor@WORLDSPACE.com; or Dan Martin of Brodeur, +1-617-585-2780,
dmartin@brodeur.com, for WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio

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

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