The HD-2 channel began as 100.3 WNIC, Detroit's Nicest Rock and featured a mix of classic pop and AC hits from the 1960s through the 2000s no longer played on the primary station, with featured artists including Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie, The Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, and Barry Manilow.
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With the change, the station dropped all 1970s music and a lot of 1980s music from the playlist, focusing on upbeat music from the 1990s through today, but retained some 1980s songs.
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It became the band's first single to be played on adult contemporary radio, with the first stations added being Detroit's WNIC (which changed formats to adult top 40 in August 2011) during Spring 2011 and WLER-FM in Butler/Pittsburgh.
WLTI initially positioned itself as a cross between more up-tempo AC competitor WNIC and beautiful music Joy 97, featuring a blend of soft hits and oldies from artists like Barry Manilow, The Carpenters, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, and Frank Sinatra.
WNIC reverted to their former AC format in September 2012.