Good question.I always wondered what direction Wheels would have gone in had they lasted.
I suspect the station would've pivoted back to a Heritage AOR sort of sound; think of a playlist similar to WDVE in Pittsburgh and WLUP in Chicago in the late 90's. That position would've placed the station somewhat closer to WCSX than WRIF not unlike what we see today with Fake Wheels.
WCSX was a very timid Classic Rock station in the late 90's. The station avoided AC/DC, most or all Led Zeppelin, and probably avoided Van Halen, too. Artists such as the Moody Blues, the Doors, the Beatles, and Elton John formed the backbone of the WCSX playlist at the time.
Part of WCSX's timidity is explained by Greater Media's acquisition of WRIF.