WDEA
WDEA (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Ellsworth, Maine, United States, the station serves the Downeast Maine area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Westwood One's adult standards format called America's Best Music,[2] with a local morning show hosted by Rick Foster. Previously, WDEA aired adult standards/MOR music from Citadel Media's Timeless. WDEA carries news on-the-hour and news features from the CBS Radio Network and has been an affiliate of that network for many decades.
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| City | Ellsworth, Maine |
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| Broadcast area | Hancock County, Maine |
| Frequency | 1370 kHz |
| Branding | "AM 1370 WDEA" |
| Slogan | "A Downeast Tradition" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Standards |
| Affiliations | America's Best Music CBS Radio Network Boston Red Sox Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Bangor License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBZN, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ |
| History | |
| First air date | December 13, 1958[1] |
| Call sign meaning | Wonderful DownEast Area[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17671 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day and night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°28′0″N 68°28′11″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WDEA Webstream |
| Website | WDEA Online |
WDEA also broadcasts live Basketball coverage of all Mount Desert Island High School & Ellsworth High School games in addition to being a long-time affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Radio Network.
References
- "WDEA reception verification" (PDF). February 4, 1959. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- "WDEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WDEA in the FCC's AM station database
- WDEA on Radio-Locator
- WDEA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database