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Wireless Group PLC
6 October 2000



   THE WIRELESS GROUP EXTENDS DIGITAL RADIO PORTFOLIO WITH CENTRAL SCOTLAND
                                 MULTIPLEX WIN


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%), has been awarded the Central Scotland
digital  multiplex  by  the  Radio Authority.  The multiplex  is  the  largest
outside  Greater  London awarded to date and will cover  the  main  population
centres  of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling, a potential audience of almost  3
million.

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:
 -   a jazz soul and blues service from Jazz FM;
 -   a new rock and dance service from Beat 106;
 -   a chart hits and club dance service from the Ministry of Sound;
 -   The Rhythm, a brand new classic soul service;
 -   WSCO The Mix, a new classic hits service; and
 -   Radio Nan Gaidheal, the BBC's Gaelic service.

TWG's  three digital radio services for the Central Scotland multiplex  brings
the  total  number  of digital radio services operated by  the  Group  to  19,
including  talkSPORT  and  Bloomberg  talkMONEY,  two  of  only  10   national
commercial  digital  radio  services.  Increasing  its  digital  presence   is
consistent  with  The  Wireless Group's stated strategy of  capturing  greater
market  share by adding digital radio assets to its existing portfolio  of  16
analogue radio licences.

In April Switchdigital (London), in which TWG has a 42.5% interest, was
awarded the strategically important second London digital licence. This
multiplex went on air in July 2000.

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

"The  Central  Scotland  multiplex is an excellent addition  to  The  Wireless
Group's  digital radio portfolio and 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. The Wireless  Group  now
has significant interest in two major metropolitan multiplexes - the means  of
transmission - covering 13 million potential listeners which provides a strong
foundation for future growth".


                               

Enquiries:

Jason Bryant
The Wireless Group                     Tel: 020 7959 7900

Charles Palmer
Financial Dynamics                     Tel: 020 7831 3113

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