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BARNES & THORNBURG
                                              11 South Meridian Street
                                              Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
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                                              October 18, 1999



WAVO CORPORATION
3131 E. Camelback Road
Suite 320
Phoenix, Arizona 85016

         Re:      Registration of Common Shares

Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special Indiana counsel to WAVO Corporation, an
Indiana corporation (the "Company"), in connection with its Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), relating to the registration of up to
1,007,500 of the Company's Common Shares, without par value (the "Shares"),
issuable upon the exercise of (a) the warrants for 1,000,000 Shares issued to
Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc. (the "Virgin Warrants") pursuant to that
certain Investment and Participation Agreement dated as of September 14, 1999
among the Company, Jamcast.com, Inc. and Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc., and
(b) a warrant for 7,500 Shares issued to Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank
Warrant" and, together with the Virgin Warrants, the "Warrants") pursuant to
that certain Loan Modification Agreement effective as of September 24, 1999
between the Company and Silicon Valley Bank.

         In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have limited our factual
inquiry to (i) reliance on a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, (ii)
reliance on the facts and representations contained in the Registration
Statement, including without limitation those relating to the number of the
Company's Common Shares, without par value, which are authorized, issued or
reserved for issuance upon conversion or exercise of preferred shares, warrants
and options, and (iii) such documents, corporate records and other instruments
as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed
below, including without limitation a certificate issued by the Secretary of
State of the State of Indiana dated October 13, 1999, attesting to the corporate
existence of the Company in the State of Indiana, and telephonic verification
with such Secretary of State with respect to the Company's continued valid
existence as of the date hereof.

         In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity
to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or
photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. In
rendering the opinion expressed below, we have assumed that the Shares (i) will
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material respects to the description thereof set forth in the Registration
Statement, (ii) will be issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the
Warrants, and (iii) will be issued pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933
Act.

     Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth
herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.

     The foregoing opinion is limited to the current internal laws of the State
of Indiana (without giving effect to any conflict of law principles thereof),
and we have not considered, and express no opinion on, the laws of any other
jurisdiction. This opinion is based on the laws in effect and facts in
existence on the date of this letter, and we assume no obligation to revise or
supplement this letter should the law or facts, or both, change.

     This opinion is intended solely for the use of the Company in connection
with the registration of the Shares. It may not be relied upon by any other
person or for any other purpose, or reproduced or filed publicly by any person,
without the written consent of Barnes & Thornburg; provided, however, that we
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the Registration
Statement and to the references to Barnes & Thornburg contained in the
Registration Statement.

                                             Very truly yours,

                                             /s/ Barnes & Thornburg









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