EXHIBIT 99.1

  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert A. Placek,  the Chief Executive  Officer of Wegener  Corporation  (the
"Company"),  in compliance with 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to
Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, to the best
of my  knowledge,  the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended  November 29, 2002 (the  "Report")  filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:

     o    fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     o    the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


                                   /s/ Robert A. Placek

                                   NAME:  ROBERT A. PLACEK
                                   TITLE: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND
                                          CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE (PRINCIPAL
                                          EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
                                   DATE:  JANUARY 3, 2003