WDAE

WDAE
St. Petersburg, Florida;
Broadcast area	Tampa Bay Area
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	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WFLA, WFLZ-FM, WFUS, WHNZ, WMTX, WRUB, WXTB
History
First air date	May 15, 1922 (102 years ago)
Call sign meaning	None; assigned from a sequential list
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
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 WRUB-HD3 (Clearwater)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	953wdae.iheart.com

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.^[2] The transmitter site is located near the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg.^[3]

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 WRUB (95.7 FM).