TheTampa Bay Rays Radio Network is aradio network in the southeastern United States that broadcastsbaseball games and related programming for theTampa Bay Rays ofMajor League Baseball. Additionally, there is a 2-stationSpanish language network. Since2009,WDAE/620 inSt. Petersburg, Florida, has served as theflagship station for the network.[1]
In addition,WGES/680 inSt. Petersburg, Florida airs games in Spanish but is not part of the network.[2]
Paul Olden andCharlie Slowes were the Devil Rays' original radio team, broadcasting games from the teams' first season in 1998 through the 2004 season.
Andy Freed andDave Wills formed a new radio team beginning in 2005. Freed had worked in sports broadcasting covering many sports, most recently for thePawsox Radio Network andTrenton Thunder, while Wills had spent 11 years as a pre and post-game host on theChicago White Sox radio network after having previously been the radio voice of theKane County Cougars. The two worked together for 18 season and were voted the best radio team in the American League in a 2020 poll.[3] However, the partnership ended suddenly when Wills died just before the start of the 2023 season.[4]
Neil Solondz joined the Rays Radio Network in 2012 as a pregame and postgame show host after having spent the previous eight years as the radio voice of theDurham Bulls, the Rays' Triple-A affiliate. Following the death of Dave Wills, Solondz was promoted to join Andy Freed in the radio booth.[5]
On the Spanish broadcasts, Ricardo Tavaras does play-by-play and Enrique Oliu provides color commentary.
Stations are current as of the2021 season.[6]
| City | Callsign | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | WDAE | 620 AM |
| Arcadia | WCXS | 1480 AM |
| Bradenton | WWPR | 1490 AM |
| Brooksville | WWJB | 1450 AM |
| Dade City | WDCF | 1350 AM |
| Ormond Beach | WELE | 1380 AM |
| Englewood | WENG | 1530 AM |
| North Fort Myers | WBCN | 770 AM |
| Gainesville | WRUF | 850 AM |
| Homosassa | WWJB | 99.9 FM |
| Fernandina Beach | WYKB | 105.3 FM |
| Orlando | WYGM | 740 AM |
| Pascagoula, Mississippi | WPMO | 1580 AM |
| Pensacola, Florida/Mobile, Alabama | WJNZ | 1000 AM |
| Port Charlotte | W251CU | 98.1 FM |
| Spring Hill | W280DK | 103.9 FM |
| St. Petersburg | WGES | 680 AM (Spanish) |
| Zephyrhills | WZHR | 1400 AM |