ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɑːɹdˌiːˈiː wʊd biː sˈoʊld tə ðə dɹˈeɪpɚ hˈoʊldɪŋz bˈɪznəs tɹˈʌst, pˈɛndɪŋ ɐpɹˈuːvəl baɪ ðɪ ˌɛfsˌiːsˈiː; ðɪs wʊd mˌeɪk dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɑːɹdˌiːˈiː ɐ sˈɪstɚ stˈeɪʃən tə dˈuːəl sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs slˈæʃ fˈɑːks ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt dˈʌbəljˌuːbˈɑːktˌiːvˈiː tʃˈænəl sˈɪkstiːn.
On August 21, 2018, it was announced that WRDE would be sold to the Draper Holdings Business Trust, pending approval by the FCC; this would make WRDE a sister station to dual CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16).