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Wireless Group PLC
16 August 2000


        SWITCHDIGITAL (SCOTLAND) IS SOLE APPLICANT FOR CENTRAL SCOTLAND
                            DIGITAL RADIO MULTIPLEX


The  Wireless  Group  plc  ("TWG"), the UK's fourth largest  commercial  radio
group,  announced today that Switchdigital (Scotland), a consortium backed  by
The  Wireless  Group   (55%), Capital Radio (20%), Clear Channel International
(20%), and The Carphone Warehouse (5%), was the sole applicant for the Central
Scotland  digital  multiplex.  The multiplex is the  largest  outside  Greater
London  advertised  to  date  and will cover the main  population  centres  of
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling, a potential audience of almost 3 million. The
multiplex will be awarded in October 2000.

The  Switchdigital  (Scotland)  line-up will comprise  nine  digital  services
providing a mixture of music and speech programming and targeting a wide range
of  audiences and age groups. The Wireless Group will provide three  services,
Scot  FM  the existing adult contemporary music and speech based service,  the
rock  and  sports service "BIG Scotland", and the easy listening service  "The
Lounge"  targeting  older listeners with non-stop smooth classics.  The  other
services  include  Jazz FM, Beat 106, Ministry of Sound, a  new  classic  soul
service, a new classic hits service and the BBC's Gaelic service.

The  Wireless Group is committed to capturing greater market share  by  adding
digital  multiplex licences and digital radio services to its existing digital
and analogue radio assets.

Kelvin  MacKenzie,  Chairman of the Switchdigital  (Scotland)  Consortium  and
Chairman and Chief Executive of The Wireless Group, said:

"The  Central Scotland multiplex will be an excellent addition to The Wireless
Group's  digital radio portfolio and is further evidence of our commitment  to
digital radio, which we believe is the future of radio.

"The  Switchdigital  (Scotland)  line-up  will  offer  Scottish  listeners  an
exciting  range of new and existing services, including services  provided  by
two  of  Scotland's best known stations, Scot FM and Beat 106, as well as  the
superior  sound quality and added functionality available via digital  radio's
rapidly developing technology."


For further information:


Jason Bryant
The Wireless Group                     Tel: 020 7959 7900

Charles Palmer
Financial Dynamics                     Tel: 020 7831 3113

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