The HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts the talk radio format from co-owned WHJJ (920 AM) and feeds FM translator 104.7 W284BA in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In 1980, co-owners John McCarthy and Joseph Quill sold WRLM to the Outlet Company, the then owners of WJAR (now WHJJ) and WJAR-TV in Providence.

Several high-profile Providence personalities joined the station's staff including Mike Sands, Paul Perry, Bob Hollands and Patty Costa.

On June 5, 1993, tragedy struck WSNE as longtime midday host Mike Sands was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to a station remote broadcast in Swansea, Massachusetts.

By late 1996, a less intense jingle package from JAM Creative Productions was added and the station re-imaged once again, reverting to the previously used "93-3 WSNE" with the slogan "A Better Variety of the '70s, '80s and '90s".

Around this time, WSNE started leaning toward the AC format once again, with the syndicated Delilah call-in and dedications show being added at night.

The station was assigned its current call sign WSNE-FM, adding the "FM" suffix to its callsign by the Federal Communications Commission on March 1, 2001.

On November 16, 2006, Tad Lemire moved down the hall from country music station WCTK to become new morning show host, with Brian as co-host.

[10] In June 2008, the syndicated On-Air With Ryan Seacrest was added for afternoons and Delilah was replaced with the John Tesh Radio Show for evenings.

On April 28, 2009, Clear Channel Communications eliminated 590 positions nationwide, which meant the dismissal of Program Director Chris Duggan and morning host Tad Lemire.

[12] In May 2009, WSNE-FM adopted the hot AC programming of a newly formed Clear Channel Communications service called Premium Choice.

[14] WSNE-FM elected to use Premium Choice's music playlist around the clock, while only using the voicetracked talent on weekends and Monday through Friday from midnight to 6 am.

After Premium Choice programming was implemented, WSNE-FM's weekday lineup included "Matty in the Morning", Kristin Lessard, "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" and the "John Tesh Radio Show".

Although not mentioned in the new slogan, popular songs from the 1980s were still played on occasion, as hot AC programming from Premium Choice still included 1980s music.