WDAE-Florida's First Radio Station
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Markerman62
N 27° 56.981 W 082° 27.533
17R E 356483 N 3092484
Located on North Franklin Street and East Zack Street, Tampa
Waymark Code: WM14FTJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2021
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WDAE was the first radio station to broadcast in Florida, doing so on May 15, 1922. The Tampa Daily Times was the original license holder, and the first radio studio was located in the Florida Citrus Exchange Building (later part of the Maas Brothers complex). Tampa Mayor Charles H. Brown, in the opening ceremonies, called radio "The Wonder of the Age that the human voice can be sent broadcast throughout the country."
Marker Number: None
Date: 2020
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council. Originally erected by the Tampa Historical Society in Cooperation with Radio Station WDAE, Robert Rounsaville, Owner. Replacement marker funded by the Wiiliam G. Pomeroy Foundation
Website: Not listed
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