Carroll stated that the ministry, which already owned WIDS radio in Russell Springs, Kentucky, had applied for a construction permit for the TV station two years earlier.
In that year, the ministry reasserted control over the station and on June 7, 2005, WWRD returned to Christian programming and gospel music videos, operating out of a building on Clyo Road in Centerville.
In January 2010, the station announced that it would be carrying entertainment, nostalgic and family-friendly TV dramas and comedies, and sports, in addition to gospel music videos.
Married, longtime Dayton radio personalities Butch Brown and Karen Kelly were to begin hosting a Saturday morning talk and entertainment show, focusing on positive stories and caring members of the community.
[9] In July 2010, the station reached an agreement to carry up to 20 Dayton Gems minor league hockey games in the upcoming season.
Hulsmeyer stated that he hoped to add more locally produced programming to WWRD-LP, including a new, weekly Springfield-based show titled Our Town, Our Time, which began airing on April 22.