WorldSpace Expands Program Line-Up For Global Satellite Radio Subscribers

WorldSpace Expands Program Line-Up For Global Satellite Radio Subscribers

Most Recent Addition, Moksha, Enhances Spiritual Content and Delivers "State of Bliss"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WorldSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRSP) announced today that it has expanded its program line-up for its satellite radio subscribers. The most recent channel addition, Moksha, enhances the company's spiritual content and further demonstrates its commitment to expanding service offerings in India. Moksha offers four distinct programs that feature meditation, chants, instrumental music and talk. Moksha is available to most subscribers in India via the west beam on WorldSpace's AsiaStar(TM) satellite.

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Moksha, described as the channel that relaxes, rejuvenates and connects subscribers to the inner self, celebrates the essence of life while promoting a holistic and wholesome lifestyle. It offers a spiritual experience that mixes music, information and wisdom, and is drawn from the new age concept designed to harmonize mind, body and soul so that listeners can achieve greater health and happiness.

With a wide array of music - from mantras and chants to new age world music and fusion rhythms - Moksha helps subscribers achieve a state of bliss. The channel offers timeless teachings in a contemporary format and showcases the ideals of new age gurus like Osho, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Chinmayananda, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and Shri Mumtaz Ali. Motivational interviews and discussions with spiritual leaders, musicians, alternative healing practitioners, doctors and fitness experts are also featured.

In addition to Moksha, WorldSpace has also added the following channels to its line-up:

* ORTM-news, information and entertainment offered in French and Bambara * Radio Kayes-news and information offered in Bambara * Radio Amore-love songs from the past four decades offered in English * Top 40 on 40-countdown of the biggest pop chart music hits offered in English * Tunak-magazine format radio that covers the gamut of Punjabi language and culture offered in Punjabi

About WorldSpace, Inc.

WorldSpace (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, NDTV and RFI. WorldSpace's 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. 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.

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CONTACT: Judith Pryor of WorldSpace, +1-202-969-6252, or jpryor@worldspace.com; or Dacrie Brooks for Brodeur, +1-202-775-2646, or dbrooks@brodeur.com

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

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