WDEA | |
City: | Ellsworth, Maine |
Area: | Hancock County, Maine |
Branding: | AM 1370 WDEA |
Frequency: | 1370 kHz |
Airdate: | December 13, 1958[1] |
Format: | Adult standards |
Power: | 5,000 watts |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 17671 |
Coordinates: | 44.4667°N -68.4697°W |
Callsign Meaning: | "Wonderful Downeast Area" |
Affiliations: | America's Best Music CBS Radio Network Boston Red Sox Radio Network |
Owner: | Townsquare Media |
Licensee: | Townsquare License, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WBZN, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ |
Webcast: | WDEA Webstream |
Website: | wdea.am |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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 formerly 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 and Ellsworth High School games in addition to being a long-time affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Radio Network.