sister station WHAT, along with the Black Media Caucus in Washington, D.C., sued the estate, receiving millions of dollars and forcing an estate sale of WWDB. The sale, which was overseen by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), required the stations to go to black ownership. WWDB was sold to Ragan Henry, a black Philadelphia attorney, for an undervalued amount of $6 million. Henry's law firm had worked for the Banks family. Irv Homer had to testify before the FCC. In 1986, Charles Schwartz purchased WWDB from Ragan Henry and ran it under the name of Panache Broadcasting. In 1996, Mercury Broadcasting purchased WWDB for $48 million. After having been all-local, WWDB, under Mercury ownership, added nationally syndicated personalities such as Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura. 2000-2003: '80s Hits Beasley Broadcasting of Florida purchased WWDB-FM for $65 million from Mercury Broadcasting in 1999. At first, Beasley said that the talk format would continue, but the high salaries earned by the veteran talk hosts became an expense the new owners did not want to pay. To earn extra money, the station began airing extended infomercials. After lawsuits filed by the Gay Alliance of Philadelphia, Beasley decided to change the format with no notice given ahead of time. On November 3, 2000, Beasley registered the new call sign WPTP for the station. At 9 a.m. on November 6, the day before the U.S. Presidential Election, the station began stunting with Microsoft Mary's computer-generated voice counting down to 5 p.m. that day. At that time, WWDB's format was changed to '80s hits, branded as "96-5 The Point." The first song was "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds. The buyout of the WWDB hosts' contracts is said to have cost Beasley $5 million. The WPTP call sign went into effect on November 22, 2000. Due to low ratings, WPTP shifted to Hot AC in early 2003. The format tweak did little to improve the station's ratings. (WPTP's closest rival with the format, WMWX, also had low ratings during this time.) 2003-2015: Rhythmic On November 17, 2003, at 7:50 a.m., WPTP began stunting with Christmas music as "Snowy 96.5." At 5 p.m. that day, after a bit with then-morning host Paul Barsky, WPTP changed to rhythmic contemporary as "Wild 96.5", and changed call signs to WLDW. The station launched with "Get Low" by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. However, Clear Channel