WJPT
Radio station in Fort Myers, Florida, United States
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WJPT (106.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, United States, serving much of Southwest Florida. Owned by the Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, it airs a soft adult contemporary format branded as "Sunny 106.3". Studios and offices are on South Tamiami Trail in Estero, while the transmitter is sited off Safety Lane in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. WJPT broadcasts using HD Radio technology; the HD-2 digital subchannel plays oldies music.
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| Broadcast area | Southwest Florida |
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Sunny 106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: Oldies |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks CBS Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fort Myers Broadcasting Company |
| WAVV, WBCN, WINK-FM, WINK-TV, WTLQ-FM, WWCN | |
| History | |
First air date | July 31, 1991 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74080 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | sunny1063.com |
History
On July 31, 1991, 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 transmitter was located on old US 41 in Fort Myers with a power of 6,000 watts. 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.
In 2003 the station moved its transmitter to its current location near Fort Myers Beach and upgraded its signal to 50,000 watts. WJPT now covers an area of Southwest Florida between Naples and Punta Gorda, and reaching into the Everglades and mid-Sarasota County.
On September 25, 2008, the station changed its moniker to "Sunny 106.3".
In August of 2022 the station's transmitter building suffered a fire that destroyed its equipment, and rebuilding efforts were delayed after Hurricane Ian further damaged the transmitter facilities in September of 2022. WJPT and sister WWCN both operated from backup facilities at the Beasley Studios on US41 in Estero.
On August 12, 2025, Beasley split its Fort Myers cluster and sold half to Fort Myers Broadcasting Company for $9 million along with WWCN and WBCN.[5]
