WDAE
Sports radio station in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WDAE (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida and serving the Tampa Bay area. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a sports radio format. WDAE is one of the oldest radio stations in Florida still broadcasting today, going on the air in 1922. The studios and offices are on West Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa.[1] The transmitter site is located near the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg.[2]
Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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Frequency | 620 kHz |
Branding | 95.3 WDAE & AM 620 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Network | ESPN Radio |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBTP, WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WHNZ, WMTX, WXTB | |
History | |
First air date | May 15, 1922 (101 years ago) (1922-05-15) |
Call sign meaning | None; assigned from a sequential list |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 74198 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,600 watts day 5,500 watts night STA 11,280 watts day STA 11,000 watts night 250 watts translator |
Translator(s) | 95.3 W237CW (Pinellas Park) |
Repeater(s) | 95.7 WBTP-HD3 (Clearwater) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 953wdae.iheart.com |
WDAE is licensed to broadcast with 5,600 watts by day and 5,500 watts at night. AM 620 is a regional broadcast frequency; because AM 620 is subject to interference from high-powered Cuban stations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given WDAE special temporary authority (STA) for higher power: 11,280 watts daytime and 11,000 watts nighttime. It uses a directional antenna at night. WDAE broadcasts using the iBiquity HD radio system during daytime hours. Programming is also heard on FM translator W237CW at 95.3 MHz and on the HD3 digital subchannel of co-owned WBTP (95.7 FM).