[2] La Gran D (The Big One) broadcast a Spanish language format featuring popular music, news, and community programming for an area that had a Hispanic population estimated at over 130,000.

[citation needed] In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting Company announced its purchase of NextMedia Group's Wilmington area stations.

[10] However, due to FCC regulations on local ownership, WLGD was placed in a trust managed by Tom Campbell’s Carolina Broadcasting & Publishing Inc. that lasted until 2010 when Capitol sold WSFM to Sea-Comm Media.

[11] On January 3, 2011, "Coastal Carolina's Modern Rock 98.7" debuted, taking the place of WSFM following the sale of that station & subsequent change over to WUIN.

Brian Schimmel of Sunrise Broadcasting said the station would focus more on the 1990s than newer songs, and the target audience would be slightly older.