WDEA
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| City | Ellsworth, Maine |
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| Broadcast area | Hancock County, Maine |
| Branding | "AM 1370 WDEA" |
| Slogan | "A Downeast Tradition" |
| Frequency | 1370 kHz |
| First air date | December 13, 1958[1] |
| Format | Adult Standards |
| Power | 5,000 watts day and night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 17671 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°28′0″N 68°28′11″W / 44.46667°N 68.46972°W |
| Callsign meaning | Wonderful DownEast Area[1] |
| Affiliations |
America's Best Music CBS Radio Network Boston Red Sox Radio Network |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Bangor License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBZN, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ |
| Webcast | WDEA Webstream |
| Website | WDEA Online |
WDEA (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Ellsworth, Maine, USA, 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 2 "WDEA reception verification" (PDF). February 4, 1959. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "WDEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- AM 1370 WDEA Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WDEA
- Radio-Locator Information on WDEA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WDEA