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).
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.