 The station was branded as "WABX 99" during this era with a logo similar to the one used by the current WABX in Evansville, Indiana, featuring yellow lettering on a black background.The station's studio also moved from its original location in the David Stott Building in downtown Detroit to a new facility in suburban Oak Park during this period.By 1982, WABX was third-ranked out of three AOR stations in Detroit (behind WRIF and WLLZ).