 Late in the 1980s, the station began playing more oldies, especially from the category of beach music.Dalton Group, owner of WWMG in Charlotte, bought WRDX and WSTP for $3 million in 1995 and began operating the stations under a local marketing agreement.In May, WRDX changed its call letters to WEND, adopted its current format, with artists such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana and moved its studios to Charlotte.