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WDEA
Broadcast areaHancock County, Maine
Frequency1370 kHz
Branding"AM 1370 WDEA"
Programming
FormatAdult Standards
AffiliationsAmerica's Best Music
CBS Radio Network
Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WBZN, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ
History
First air date
December 13, 1958[1]
Call sign meaning
Wonderful DownEast Area[1]
Technical information
Facility ID17671
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
44°28′0″N 68°28′11″W / 44.46667°N 68.46972°W / 44.46667; -68.46972
Links
WebcastWDEA Webstream
WebsiteWDEA Online

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.

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

  1. ^ a b "WDEA reception verification" (PDF). February 4, 1959. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "WDEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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