Exhibit 99(a)(5)(A)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Further Information
Contact:  Angela D. Toppi
Executive Vice President & CFO
203/853-4321



             TRANS-LUX ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR
             BALANCE OF 7 1/2% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2006

NORWALK, CT, February 6, 2006 - Trans-Lux Corporation (AMEX:TLX), a leading
supplier of programmable electronic information displays and owner/operator of
cinemas, today announced it commenced its Exchange Offer today, pursuant to
which Trans-Lux Corporation (the "Company") is offering to exchange (the
"Exchange Offer") $1,000 principal amount of its outstanding 8 1/4% Limited
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 (the "8 1/4% Notes") for each
$1,000 principal amount of its outstanding 7 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due 2006 (the "7 1/2% Notes").  The offer will be for all $12,309,000 principal
amount outstanding of the 7 1/2% Notes which mature later this year on December
1.  The 8 1/4% Notes are senior to the Old Notes and the Company's 9 1/2%
Subordinated Notes due 2012.  In general terms, the 8 1/4% Notes pay a higher
interest rate than the 7 1/2% Notes, a longer maturity, have a later call date,
lower conversion price of $9.00 per share compared to the conversion price of
$14.013 per share of the 7 1/2% Notes, and are convertible into Common Stock
through March 1, 2007 (which is after the maturity date of the 7 1/2% Notes, but
prior to the maturity date of the 8 1/4% Notes).  The 8 1/4% Notes have been
listed on the American Stock Exchange since 2004 when the Company issued
$17,868,000 of the 8 1/4% Notes in exchange for a like amount of 7 1/2% Notes on
the same terms.

It should be noted that directors of the Company who hold an aggregate of
$40,000 of the 7 1/2% Notes have indicated that they will accept the Exchange
Offer.  The Exchange Offer is voluntary on a Noteholder's part.  The Company
believes no taxable gain or loss will be recognized by any Noteholder who
accepts the Exchange Offer.  Full details of the terms and conditions of the
Exchange Offer will be contained in the Offering Circular being sent to
Noteholders today.  Consummation of the Exchange Offer, which presently expires
March 6, 2006, and issuance of additional 8 1/4% Notes in exchange are subject
to various conditions as described in the Offering Circular.  Holders may
withdraw their tenders at any time prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on
March 6, 2006 and at any time after April 3, 2006 if they have not been accepted
by such date.

This announcement is not an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to
purchase with respect to any securities.  The offer is made solely by, and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Offering Circular and the
related Letter of Transmittal which should be read carefully by Noteholders
before making any decision with respect to the Exchange Offer because they
contain important information.  The Offering Circular, the related Letter of
Transmittal and certain other documents will be sent to all holders of 7 1/2%
Notes, at no expense to them.  The Tender Offer statement (including the
Offering Circular, the related Letter of Transmittal and all other Offer
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) will also be
available at no charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at
http://www.sec.gov.

Trans-Lux Corporation is not making any recommendations as to whether or not
Holders should exchange their 7 1/2% Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and
no one has been authorized by it to make any such recommendations.  Holders must
make their own decisions as to whether to consent to the proposed exchange for
the 7 1/2% Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of 7 1/2% Notes to exchange.
The 8 1/4% Notes offered will not be and have not been registered under the
Securities
Act of 1933 and are issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 3(a)(9) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

About Trans-Lux

Trans-Lux is a full-service, worldwide provider of integrated electronic display
solutions for today's communications environments.  Incorporated in 1920,
Trans-Lux specializes in the design, manufacture, installation and service of
large-scale indoor and outdoor LED electronic display systems for applications
in the financial, banking, gaming, corporate, transportation, entertainment and
sports industries.  Trans-Lux offers unique control systems as well as content
through its partnerships with key data suppliers in the markets the Company
serves.  Trans-Lux has display equipment installed at thousands of locations
around the world, including the world's major financial exchanges.  In addition
to its display business, the Company owns and operates a chain of motion picture
theatres in the western Mountain States.  For more information, please visit our
newly designed website at www.trans-lux.com.

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