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 formerly played oldies music.
History On July 31, 1991, the station first signed on as WSUV.Broadcasting Yearbook 1993 page B-72, Broadcasting & Cable 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.Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-88, Broadcasting & Cable
In 1997, the station was bought by Beasley Broadcasting for $5 million.Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-137, Broadcasting & Cable Beasley updated the playlist to soft adult contemporary. In 2000, it made a slight change in its call sign, becoming WJPT.
In 2003 the station moved its transmitter to 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 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 2022. WJPT and sister WWCN both operated from backup facilities at the Beasley studios on US 41 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.Sun Broadcasting & Fort Myers Broadcasting To Split Beasley Cluster After receiving a waiver to exceed the current market ownership limits, the deal closed in February 2026. Fort Myers Broadcasting Company retained the "Sunny 106.3" name and format.
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