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WDAE

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.

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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.

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  1. date of establishment: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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