WDAE
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| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| Branding | 95.7 WDAE & AM 620 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
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| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1922 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74198 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 27°52′38.1″N 82°35′25.4″W / 27.877250°N 82.590389°W |
| Repeater | 95.7 WDAE-FM (Clearwater, Florida) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 957wdae |
WDAE (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. Owned by iHeartMedia WDAE and co-owned WDAE-FM (95.7 FM) simulcast a sports radio format. WDAE is one of the oldest radio stations in Florida still broadcasting today, going on the air in 1922. The station's studios and offices are on Ulmerton Road in Clearwater, Pinellas County, while its transmitter site is located near the Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg.
WDAE is licensed to broadcast with 5,600 watts by day and 5,500 watts at night. However, because the signal is subject to interference from high-powered Cuban stations, since 1983 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given WDAE a series of special temporary authority (STA) grants for higher powers of 11,280 watts daytime and 11,000 watts nighttime. It uses a directional antenna at night.
WDAE used to use the iBiquity HD radio system during daytime hours. Programming is also heard on WDAE-FM 95.7.