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WDAE

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]

WDAE
Broadcast areaTampa Bay Area
Frequency620 kHz
Branding95.3 WDAE & AM 620
Programming
FormatSports
NetworkESPN Radio
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
WBTP, WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WHNZ, WMTX, WXTB
History
First air date
May 15, 1922 (101 years ago) (1922-05-15)
Technical information
Facility ID74198
ClassB
Power5,600 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
WebcastListen Live
Website953wdae.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).

Programming

Three local shows are heard on weekdays on WDAE: Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi – "The Ronnie and Tkras Show" in late mornings, Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson with "The Pat and Aaron Show" in early afternoons, and Ron Diaz and Ian Beckles with "The Ron and Ian Show" during late afternoons.[3] In mornings, nights and weekends, WDAE airs syndicated programming from ESPN Radio. Some programming from Fox Sports Radio is also heard on the station.

FM Translator

Programming is simulcast on FM translator W237CW.

Broadcast translator for WDAE
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W237CW 95.3 FM Pinellas Park, Florida 147104 250 161.1 m (529 ft) D LMS

History

WDAE AM 1250 history

On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, which regulated radio at this time, adopted the first regulations formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for market and weather reports.[4]

On May 15, 1922, the Tampa Times, an afternoon daily newspaper, was issued a license for operation on both the 365 and 485 meter wavelengths.[5] The call sign, WDAE, was randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call letters. WDAE was the second Florida broadcasting station licensed under the new regulations, following WCAN in Jacksonville, which was authorized seven days earlier,[6] and, after a series of test transmissions, made its formal debut on May 17.[7] WCAN was deleted on October 26, 1922.[8] (Some sources have listed WQAM in Miami as Florida's oldest station, with varying claims of a history dating back to as early as 1920,[9] however FCC records report WQAM's "Date First Licensed" as January 23, 1923.)

WDAE, as most early radio stations, broadcast on several frequencies during its beginning years, settling on AM 1250 by 1941.[10] In 1947, still owned by the newspaper, it added an FM station, 105.7 WDAE-FM (now WMTX 100.7 FM).[11]

Through the 1940s and 50s, WDAE-AM-FM were CBS Radio Network affiliates, carrying its dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band remotes during the Golden Age of Radio. In the late 1960s, WDAE-FM switched to beautiful music, while the AM station was a popular Top 40 station.

WDAE aired the popular talk show "Desperate & Dateless" on Friday nights with host Rosemary Haddad and producer Sam Cardinale. In the 1980s, as Top 40 listening switched to FM, WDAE changed to an oldies format.[12] By the 1990s, it had moved to adult standards and later began simulcasting the adult contemporary music format of co-owned WUSA (100.7 FM, now WMTX) in November 1990.[13]

In March 1994, WDAE switched to classic country as "Country Gold Froggy 1250" with former WUSA personalities whose on-air names became I.B. Green, Jimmy Hoppa and Davey Croakett.[14]

In 1999, the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, the previous name of current owner iHeartMedia. Clear Channel switched WDAE to its current all-sports format as "The Sports Animal."

WSUN AM 620 history

On November 1, 1927, WSUN first signed on the air.[15] For most of its early history, it was owned by the City of St. Petersburg. WSUN used the first directional AM antenna system in the U.S., implemented in order to protect WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, also on 620 kHz. In its early years, WSUN was an ABC Radio affiliate, carrying the network's schedule until the 1960s, when it moved to a full service middle of the road music format.[16]

Through the 1970s and 80s, WSUN aired country music.[17] It was owned by Plough Broadcasting, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical firm Schering-Plough. In 1988, Cox Broadcasting acquired WSUN and switched it to talk and later to 1950s-based adult standards.[18] In 1998, pending a sale, WSUN began simulcasting the audio from Time Warner (then Bright House Networks, now Spectrum) local cable TV news station "Bay News 9," changing the call letters of AM 620 to WSAA. Cox Broadcasting moved the WSUN call letters and its standards format over to its co-owned station on AM 910 in nearby Plant City, Florida (now WTWD).

WDAE moves to 620

On January 1, 2000, three Tampa Bay radio stations, including WDAE, were involved in a frequency swap. WSUN had previously vacated AM 620, moving to AM 910. WDAE and its sports format moved from 1250 to 620.[19] Business-formatted WHNZ, which Clear Channel had bought from Paxson Communications in 1998, switched from AM 570 to WDAE's previous home at 1250. In addition, Clear Channel put a news/talk format on AM 570, changing the call letters to WTBN, which stood for Tampa Bay News. Salem Communications bought WTBN the following year, installing a Christian radio format.

In late 2012, WDAE became the Tampa Bay home of ESPN Radio, as rival sports station WHBO (1040 AM) switched affiliation to the new NBC Sports Radio Network.

On November 28, 2018, WDAE rebranded as "95.3 WDAE", utilizing the FM translator in its branding.[20]

Sports team associations

WDAE is the flagship station for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. It is also the Tampa Bay home of South Florida Bulls football and Florida Gators men's basketball games. Each year, WDAE carries the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race.

The station had been the flagship station for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football. Beginning with the 2017 season, the team's broadcasts move to co-owned active rock station 97.9 FM WXTB. WDAE continues to air interviews with players and coaches during game weeks.[21]

WDAE had also been the flagship radio station for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (which is now on sister station WFLA). WDAE had also broadcast the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (later heard on sister station WHNZ).

  (WDAE's logo using the primary 620 AM frequency branding)

References

  1. ^ 620WDAE.com/contact
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDAE
  3. ^ 620WDAE.com/onair
  4. ^ "Amendments to Regulations", Radio Service Bulletin, January 3, 1922, page 10.
  5. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 1, 1922, page 4. Limited Commercial license, serial #379, issued to the Tampa Daily Times for a three month term.
  6. ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 1, 1922, page 3.
  7. ^ "Program Will be Broadcast Tonight by WCAN Station Established by Southeastern Radiotelephone Company", (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, May 17, 1922, as reprinted in "1922: Radio Comes To Florida" (Chapter 3), Towers in the Sand: The History of Florida Broadcasting by Donn R. Colee Jr., 2016.
  8. ^ "Alterations and corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, November 1, 1922, page 7.
  9. ^ "WQAM-FM Miami Now In Operation on Tests", Broadcasting, September 23, 1946, page 56. "WFAW, forerunner of WQAM, began operations with a 50 w transmitter in 1920"
  10. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1942 page 118
  11. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 116
  12. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page B-55
  13. ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-11-09.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ Stark, Phyllis (January 15, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3.
  15. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-47
  16. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B46
  17. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-54
  18. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1995 page B-92
  19. ^ "Radio station's move to bump Bay News 9", St. Petersburg Times (December 2, 1999)
  20. ^ WDAE Moves Focus Away From AM Radioinsight - November 28, 2018
  21. ^ InsideRadio.com/Bucs-iHeartDeal

External links

  • FCC History Cards for WDAE (covering 1937-1979 as WSUN on 620 kHz, beginning with split of WFLA-WSUN into two separate stations)
  • WDAE Website
  • WDAE in the FCC AM station database
  • WDAE on Radio-Locator
  • WDAE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • W237CW on Radio-Locator
  • Article about Chris Thomas - St. Pete Times, February 20, 2004

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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 WDAESt Petersburg FloridaBroadcast areaTampa Bay AreaFrequency620 kHzBranding95 3 WDAE amp AM 620ProgrammingFormatSportsNetworkESPN RadioAffiliationsFox Sports RadioOwnershipOwneriHeartMedia iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsWBTP WFLA WFLZ FM WFUS WHNZ WMTX WXTBHistoryFirst air dateMay 15 1922 101 years ago 1922 05 15 Technical informationFacility ID74198ClassBPower5 600 watts day5 500 watts nightSTA 11 280 watts daySTA 11 000 watts night250 watts translatorTranslator s 95 3 W237CW Pinellas Park Repeater s 95 7 WBTP HD3 Clearwater LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite953wdae iheart comWDAE 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 Contents 1 Programming 2 FM Translator 3 History 3 1 WDAE AM 1250 history 3 2 WSUN AM 620 history 3 3 WDAE moves to 620 3 4 Sports team associations 4 Previous logo 5 References 6 External linksProgramming EditThree local shows are heard on weekdays on WDAE Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi The Ronnie and Tkras Show in late mornings Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson with The Pat and Aaron Show in early afternoons and Ron Diaz and Ian Beckles with The Ron and Ian Show during late afternoons 3 In mornings nights and weekends WDAE airs syndicated programming from ESPN Radio Some programming from Fox Sports Radio is also heard on the station FM Translator EditProgramming is simulcast on FM translator W237CW Broadcast translator for WDAE Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP W HAAT Class FCC infoW237CW 95 3 FM Pinellas Park Florida 147104 250 161 1 m 529 ft D LMSHistory EditWDAE AM 1250 history Edit On December 1 1921 the U S Department of Commerce which regulated radio at this time adopted the first regulations formally establishing a broadcasting station category which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters 833 kHz for entertainment broadcasts and 485 meters 619 kHz for market and weather reports 4 On May 15 1922 the Tampa Times an afternoon daily newspaper was issued a license for operation on both the 365 and 485 meter wavelengths 5 The call sign WDAE was randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call letters WDAE was the second Florida broadcasting station licensed under the new regulations following WCAN in Jacksonville which was authorized seven days earlier 6 and after a series of test transmissions made its formal debut on May 17 7 WCAN was deleted on October 26 1922 8 Some sources have listed WQAM in Miami as Florida s oldest station with varying claims of a history dating back to as early as 1920 9 however FCC records report WQAM s Date First Licensed as January 23 1923 WDAE as most early radio stations broadcast on several frequencies during its beginning years settling on AM 1250 by 1941 10 In 1947 still owned by the newspaper it added an FM station 105 7 WDAE FM now WMTX 100 7 FM 11 Through the 1940s and 50s WDAE AM FM were CBS Radio Network affiliates carrying its dramas comedies news sports soap operas game shows and big band remotes during the Golden Age of Radio In the late 1960s WDAE FM switched to beautiful music while the AM station was a popular Top 40 station WDAE aired the popular talk show Desperate amp Dateless on Friday nights with host Rosemary Haddad and producer Sam Cardinale In the 1980s as Top 40 listening switched to FM WDAE changed to an oldies format 12 By the 1990s it had moved to adult standards and later began simulcasting the adult contemporary music format of co owned WUSA 100 7 FM now WMTX in November 1990 13 In March 1994 WDAE switched to classic country as Country Gold Froggy 1250 with former WUSA personalities whose on air names became I B Green Jimmy Hoppa and Davey Croakett 14 In 1999 the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications the previous name of current owner iHeartMedia Clear Channel switched WDAE to its current all sports format as The Sports Animal WSUN AM 620 history Edit For the history of the 620 frequency prior to WDAE see WSUN AM On November 1 1927 WSUN first signed on the air 15 For most of its early history it was owned by the City of St Petersburg WSUN used the first directional AM antenna system in the U S implemented in order to protect WTMJ in Milwaukee Wisconsin also on 620 kHz In its early years WSUN was an ABC Radio affiliate carrying the network s schedule until the 1960s when it moved to a full service middle of the road music format 16 Through the 1970s and 80s WSUN aired country music 17 It was owned by Plough Broadcasting a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical firm Schering Plough In 1988 Cox Broadcasting acquired WSUN and switched it to talk and later to 1950s based adult standards 18 In 1998 pending a sale WSUN began simulcasting the audio from Time Warner then Bright House Networks now Spectrum local cable TV news station Bay News 9 changing the call letters of AM 620 to WSAA Cox Broadcasting moved the WSUN call letters and its standards format over to its co owned station on AM 910 in nearby Plant City Florida now WTWD WDAE moves to 620 Edit On January 1 2000 three Tampa Bay radio stations including WDAE were involved in a frequency swap WSUN had previously vacated AM 620 moving to AM 910 WDAE and its sports format moved from 1250 to 620 19 Business formatted WHNZ which Clear Channel had bought from Paxson Communications in 1998 switched from AM 570 to WDAE s previous home at 1250 In addition Clear Channel put a news talk format on AM 570 changing the call letters to WTBN which stood for Tampa Bay News Salem Communications bought WTBN the following year installing a Christian radio format In late 2012 WDAE became the Tampa Bay home of ESPN Radio as rival sports station WHBO 1040 AM switched affiliation to the new NBC Sports Radio Network On November 28 2018 WDAE rebranded as 95 3 WDAE utilizing the FM translator in its branding 20 Sports team associations Edit WDAE is the flagship station for the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team It is also the Tampa Bay home of South Florida Bulls football and Florida Gators men s basketball games Each year WDAE carries the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg auto race The station had been the flagship station for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football Beginning with the 2017 season the team s broadcasts move to co owned active rock station 97 9 FM WXTB WDAE continues to air interviews with players and coaches during game weeks 21 WDAE had also been the flagship radio station for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League which is now on sister station WFLA WDAE had also broadcast the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League later heard on sister station WHNZ Previous logo Edit WDAE s logo using the primary 620 AM frequency branding References Edit 620WDAE com contact Radio Locator com WDAE 620WDAE com onair Amendments to Regulations Radio Service Bulletin January 3 1922 page 10 New Stations Radio Service Bulletin June 1 1922 page 4 Limited Commercial license serial 379 issued to the Tampa Daily Times for a three month term New Stations Radio Service Bulletin June 1 1922 page 3 Program Will be Broadcast Tonight by WCAN Station Established by Southeastern Radiotelephone Company Jacksonville Florida Times Union May 17 1922 as reprinted in 1922 Radio Comes To Florida Chapter 3 Towers in the Sand The History of Florida Broadcasting by Donn R Colee Jr 2016 Alterations and corrections Radio Service Bulletin November 1 1922 page 7 WQAM FM Miami Now In Operation on Tests Broadcasting September 23 1946 page 56 WFAW forerunner of WQAM began operations with a 50 w transmitter in 1920 Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1942 page 118 Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 116 Broadcasting Yearbook 1982 page B 55 https www americanradiohistory com Archive RandR 1990s 1990 RR 1990 11 09 pdf bare URL PDF Stark Phyllis January 15 1994 Vox Jox Billboard Vol 106 no 3 Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C 47 Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B46 Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B 54 Broadcasting Yearbook 1995 page B 92 Radio station s move to bump Bay News 9 St Petersburg Times December 2 1999 WDAE Moves Focus Away From AM Radioinsight November 28 2018 InsideRadio com Bucs iHeartDealExternal links EditFCC History Cards for WDAE covering 1937 1979 as WSUN on 620 kHz beginning with split of WFLA WSUN into two separate stations WDAE Website WDAE in the FCC AM station database WDAE on Radio Locator WDAE in Nielsen Audio s AM station database W237CW on Radio Locator Article about Chris Thomas St Pete Times February 20 2004 27 52 37 N 82 35 26 W 27 87694 N 82 59056 W 27 87694 82 59056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WDAE amp oldid 1169858010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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