The Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network is a

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in the southeastern United States that broadcasts

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games and related programming for the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

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. Additionally, there is a 2-station

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network. Since 2009,

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 ...

/620 in

St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

, has served as the flagship station for the network. In addition, WGES/680 in

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Announcers

Andy Freed has been part of the Rays Radio Network since 2005 after spending time with the

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as an announcer there as well as the

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. Dave Wills also started with the Rays Radio Network in 2005 after 11 years with the

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. He has been broadcasting sports since 1991 when he was the first announcer for the

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. Neil Solondz joined the Rays Radio Network for the 2012 season as pregame and postgame show host. He spent the last eight years as play-by-play broadcaster for the

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, the Rays' Triple-A affiliate. Solondz also had several stints filling in as Rays pregame and postgame show host the previous two seasons. On the Spanish broadcasts, Ricardo Tavaras does play-by-play and Enrique Oliu provides color commentary.

Stations

Stations are current as of the 2021 season.

Former affiliates

WFLA (AM) WFLA (970 AM) is a commercial radio station in Tampa, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay media market. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station's studios and offices are located on Gand ...

/970: Tampa (Original flagship station) * WORL/660:

Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs is a suburban city in central Florida in Seminole County, Florida, United States, which had a population of 46,231 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metr ...

/Orlando (–2019) *

WFLN WCXS is a commercial radio station in Arcadia, Florida, broadcasting on 1480 AM with a classic country format. The station previously ran a slate of syndicated talk programing including Doug Stephan, Todd Starnes and Sean Hannity, as well as th ...

/1480: Arcadia, Florida (?-2012) *

WHOO WHOO (1080 AM) is a non-commercial listener-supported Catholic talk radio station licensed to Winter Park, Florida, and serving Greater Orlando. It is an owned and operated network affiliate of Relevant Radio. By day, WHOO is powered at 6, ...

/1080:

Kissimmee, Florida Kissimmee ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...

(?-2012) * WGMW/99.5:

LaCrosse, Florida LaCrosse is a town in Alachua County, Florida, north of Gainesville. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 360, up from 143 in 2000. The area around LaCrosse is devoted to agriculture, especially potatoes; the area is known as the "P ...

/Gainesville (?-2009) * WJBX/770:

North Fort Myers, Florida North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ge ...

(?-2012) *

/1080:

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

(?-2012) * WJUA/1200:

Pine Island Center Pine Island Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metro ...

/Ft. Myers (2013) * WSTU/1450: Stuart, Florida (?-2012) *

WIXC WIXC (1060 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Titusville, Florida, and serving the Space Coast. It has a Spanish-language Sports Radio format, with programming primarily from the TUDN Radio Network. It is owned by Genesis Commu ...

/1060:

Titusville, Florida Titusville is a city in eastern Florida and the county seat of Brevard County, Florida, United States. The city's population was 43,761 as of the 2010 United States Census. Titusville is located along the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and ...

(~2008) *

KLRG KLRG (880 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. It is licensed to Sheridan, Arkansas, and serves the Little Rock Metro area from its transmitter located 5 Miles from the Arkansas State Capitol. The station is owne ...

/880:

Little Rock ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

(2013-) * WIQR/1410:

Prattville, Alabama Prattville is a city located within both Autauga and Elmore counties in the State of Alabama but serves as the county seat of Autauga County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 37,781. Nicknamed "The Fountain City" due to t ...

(?-2016) *

WWCN WWCN (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Fort Myers area. WWCN airs a tropical format branded as "Playa 99.3"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the act ...

/99.3: Fort Myers, Florida

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Announcers

Stations

Former affiliates

See also

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