The Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network is a radio network in the southeastern United States that broadcasts baseball games and related programming for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. Additionally, there is a 2-station Spanish language network. Since 2009, WDAE/620 in St. Petersburg, Florida, has served as the flagship station for the network.[1]
In addition, WGES/680 in St. Petersburg, Florida airs games in Spanish but is not part of the network.[2]
Andy Freed has been part of the Rays Radio Network since 2005 after spending time with the Pawsox Radio Network as an announcer there as well as the Trenton Thunder.
Dave Wills also started with the Rays Radio Network in 2005 after 11 years with the Chicago White Sox. He had been broadcasting sports since 1991 when he was the first announcer for the Kane County Cougars. He died during spring training in 2023.
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 Durham Bulls, the Rays' Triple-A affiliate. Solondz also had several stints filling in as Rays pregame and postgame show host the previous two seasons. Following the death of Dave Wills in 2023, Solondz was promoted to join Andy Freed in the radio booth.
On the Spanish broadcasts, Ricardo Tavaras does play-by-play and Enrique Oliu provides color commentary.
Stations are current as of the 2021 season.[3]
| City | Callsign | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 620 AM | |||
| 1480 AM | |||
| 1490 AM | |||
| 1450 AM | |||
| 1350 AM | |||
| 1380 AM | |||
| 1530 AM | |||
| 770 AM | |||
| 850 AM | |||
| data-sort-value=099900 | 99.9 FM | ||
| data-sort-value=105300 | 105.3 FM | ||
| 740 AM | |||
| 1580 AM | |||
| 1000 AM | |||
| data-sort-value=098190 | 98.1 FM | ||
| data-sort-value=103990 | 103.9 FM | ||
| St. Petersburg | 680 AM (Spanish) | ||
| 1400 AM |