Exhibit 99.1

Digital Recorders, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2003 and Fiscal Year 2003 Earnings
Conference Call Set for Today

     DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2004--Digital Recorders, Inc. (DRI)
(Nasdaq:TBUS), a market leader in transit, transportation and law enforcement
digital communications and audio enhancement systems, reiterated that senior
management will discuss fourth quarter 2003 and fiscal year 2003 earnings
results, as well as the fiscal year 2004 outlook, during an investors'
conference call today at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern).

     Participate via Telephone

     To listen to, and participate in, the live questions-and-answers exchange,
call one of the following telephone numbers at least five minutes prior to the
start time:

     -- Domestic, 888-858-4066; or

     -- International, 973-935-2404.

     For the convenience of investors, telephone replay will be available
through Friday, April 30, 2004, via the following telephone numbers:

     -- Domestic, 877-519-4471 (Code No. 4673142); or

     -- International, 973-341-3080 (Code No. 4673142).

     Participate via Webcast

     To participate via webcast, go to
http://www.viavid.net/detailpage.aspx?sid=00001A50. For the convenience of
investors, the webcast will be archived for six months.

     About the Company

     Digital Recorders, Inc. is a market leader in transit, transportation and
law enforcement digital communications and audio enhancement systems using
proprietary software applications. Our products improve the flow and mobility of
people through transportation infrastructure, as well as enhance law enforcement
agencies' surveillance capabilities. Our transit communications products --
TwinVision(R) and Mobitec route destination signage systems, Talking Bus(R)
voice announcement systems, and Internet-based, automatic vehicle monitoring
systems -- enhance public transportation around the globe. Our electronic
surveillance tools, including microphone amplifiers and processors,
countermeasures devices, speech activity detectors, and radio/television noise
cancellers, help law-enforcement agencies worldwide capture, arrest and
prosecute criminals. For more information about DRI and its operations
worldwide, go to www.digrec.com.

     Forward-Looking Statements

     This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, any
statement, express or implied, concerning future events or expectations is a
forward looking statement. Use of words such as "expect," "fully expect,"
"expected," "appears," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "would," "goal,"
"potential," "potentially," "range," "pursuit," "run rate," "stronger,"
"preliminarily," etc., is intended to identify forward-looking statements that
are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described below. There
can be no assurance that any expectation, express or implied, in a
forward-looking statement will prove correct or that the contemplated event or
result will occur as anticipated. The risks associated with forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, product demand and market acceptance
risks, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the effects of economic
conditions and trade, legal, social and economic risks, such as import,
licensing and trade restrictions, the results of implementing the Company's
business plan, and the impact on the Company of its relationships with its
lenders and creditors. Refer to the Company's various Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, such as its Forms 10-Q and 10-K, for further information
about forward-looking statements and the risks associated with our business.


     CONTACT: Digital Recorders, Inc., Dallas
              Veronica B. Marks, 214-378-4776
              Fax: 214-378-8437
              veronicam@digrec.com