P ▁and ▁W R D X ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁working ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁on - air ▁jobs ▁and ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁morning ▁host ▁and ▁program ▁director . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer ▁for ▁C ata w ba ▁College ▁football ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade , ▁and ▁color ▁anal yst ▁for ▁Howard ▁Pl att ▁for ▁C ata w ba ▁basketball , ▁and ▁he ▁called ▁the ▁Row an ▁County ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁on ▁W R D X . ▁ ▁W R D X ▁was ▁playing ▁country ▁music ▁prior ▁to ▁a ▁signal ▁increase ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁cover ▁both ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁the ▁Tri ad . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁station ▁switched ▁to ▁satellite ▁adult ▁contemporary . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁station ▁began ▁playing ▁more ▁old ies , ▁especially ▁from ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁beach ▁music . ▁ ▁Dal ton ▁Group , ▁owner ▁of ▁W WM G ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁bought ▁W R D X ▁and ▁W ST P ▁for ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁the ▁stations ▁under ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement . ▁In ▁May , ▁W R D X ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁W END , ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁format , ▁with ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁and ▁N ir v ana ▁and ▁moved ▁its ▁stud ios ▁to ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁This ▁triggered ▁numerous ▁letters ▁of ▁protest ▁in ▁the ▁Sal