WJPT

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WJPT
WJPT Sunny106.3 logo.png
Broadcast area Southwest Florida
Frequency 106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingSunny 106.3
Programming
Format Soft adult contemporary
Subchannels HD2: Oldies
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
CBS Radio News
Ownership
Owner
WBCN, WRXK-FM, WWCN, WXKB
History
First air date
July 31, 1991;32 years ago (1991-07-31) (as WSUV)
Former call signs
WSUV (1991–1994)
WROC-FM (1994–1995)
WJST (1995–2000)
Technical information
Facility ID 74080
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 142 meters (466 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.sunny1063.com

WJPT (106.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Myers, Florida. It airs a soft adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. WJPT is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., and uses the branding "Southwest Florida's Soft Hits." It carries two weekday nationally syndicated music shows, "Delilah" which features call-ins and requests, and "Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh" which includes tips on living a better life.

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Studios and offices are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero. The transmitter is off Safety Lane in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. [1] WJPT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel plays oldies music.

History

On July 31, 1991;32 years ago, the station first signed on as WSUV. [2] The original city of license was Fort Myers Villas and the studios were on Colonial Boulevard. The owner was Jerry Bellairs and his wife Vivian served as vice president of operations. The station had an adult contemporary format. In 1994, the call sign switched to WROC-FM with an album rock format. That only lasted a year.

The station was sold for $950,000 in 1994 and the following year, it changed its call letters to WJST. It aired a mix of adult standards and soft oldies for Southwest Florida's large retired community. [3]

In 1997, the station was bought by Beasley Broadcasting for $5 million. [4] Beasley updated the playlist to Soft AC. In 2000, it made a slight change in its call sign, becoming WJPT.

On September 25, 2008, the station changed its moniker to "Sunny 106.3". WJPT was originally licensed to broadcast with 6,000 watts on a tower measuring only 81 meters (266 ft) tall. But around 2020, it boosted its power to 50,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower 142 meters (466 ft) tall. WJPT now covers an area of Southwest Florida between Naples and Punta Gorda, and reaching into the Everglades and mid-Sarasota County.

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References

  1. ↑ "WJPT-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1993 page B-72, Broadcasting & Cable
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-88, Broadcasting & Cable
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-137, Broadcasting & Cable

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