ðə stˈeɪʃən fˈɜːst sˈaɪnd ɔnðɪ ˈɛɹ æz dˈʌbəljˌuː fˈɪfti nˈaɪn dˌiːzˈiː ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ; ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli lˈaɪsənst tə ɹᵻhˈɑːboʊθ bˈiːtʃ, dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ, ænd bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ ˌɔn jˌuːˌeɪtʃˈɛf tʃˈænəl fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ɪɾ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æɾə lˈoʊ pˈaʊɚ, bᵻfˌoːɹ ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɪts sˈɪɡnəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv; ðæt jˈɪɹ, ðə stˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪts kˈɔːl lˈɛɾɚz tə dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɑːɹdˌiːˈiːˌɛlpˈiː.
The station first signed on the air as W59DZ on May 5, 2004; originally licensed to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and broadcasting on UHF channel 59, it operated at a low power, before upgrading its signal in 2005; that year, the station changed its call letters to WRDE-LP.