Exhibit 99.1


     Oct. 1, 2003--After a recent satellite malfunction,  Muzak has successfully
restored service to all affected clients.

On September 19, 2003, approximately 35,000 Muzak client locations were affected
by a high-voltage bus failure to Telstar 4, the satellite Muzak leases from
owner operator, Loral Skynet.

Following immediate response procedures, Muzak was able to retransmit the
affected signal to a backup satellite system within minutes of the outage. The
backup satellite, AMC-1, is owned and operated by SES Americom. Muzak's national
service network operated on 24-hour alert status until service was restored to
all locations.

"We are very proud of our national service network and how they pulled together
to restore music service to our clients," said David Moore, senior vice
president of technical operations. "We appreciate our clients' patience and
understanding through the process."


    CONTACT: Muzak LLC
             Kenny Kahn, 803-396-3087
             Cell: 803-524-6138
             kennyk@muzak.com