WDEA
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WDEA is a radio station
broadcasting an adult standards
format. Licensed to Ellsworth, Maine
, USA, the station serves the Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
and features programing from Dial Global's Adult-Standards format called America's Best Music
., 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 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.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format. Licensed to Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The 2010 Census determined it had a population of 7,741. Ellsworth was Maine's fastest growing city from 2000-2010 with a growth rate of nearly 20 percent...
, USA, the station serves the Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
and features programing from Dial Global's Adult-Standards format called America's Best Music
America's Best Music
America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an adult standards 24-hour radio network, known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only, currently owned by Dial Global. It was one of the original Westwood One's Transtar networks...
., with a local morning show hosted by Rick Foster. Previously, WDEA aired adult standards/MOR music from Citadel Media's Timeless
Timeless (radio network)
Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
. WDEA carries news on-the-hour and news features from the CBS Radio Network
CBS Radio Network
The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Radio ....
and has been an affiliate of that network for 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.