WJTM-FM

WJTM-FM (branded on-air as 96.5 The Jumper) is a radio station licensed to Sarasota, Florida. It airs a mix of contemporary hit radio, dance/EDM and hip-hop/R&B songs.

History
The station signed on as Rock on 96.5 on August 1, 1982. It was also originally advertised as "Sarasota's Non-Stop Rock Mix". Later that August, Rock on 96.5 launched a two-hour morning talk show on weekdays, titled The Joe and Joey Morning Show. This was unsuccessful, as the morning show was discontinued in March 1983. In June, Rock on 96.5 was one of the stations to let the show have a revival, but the station denied it. On August 31, 1983, Rock on 96.5 was rebranded as MixPlay. During this change, MixPlay added a more "contemporary" mix of pop and R&B songs along with its basic rock format. Along with this, MixPlay re-hired Joe and Joey to get a revival on their morning show. A new slogan was adopted, titled "The Best Is What You Get on MixPlay!". In mid-1985, MixPlay started to syndicate American Top 40 on Saturdays starting at 8am. In August 1989, Joe and Joey both left MixPlay to go out on their own ventures. For the first time in eight years, on August 31, 1991, MixPlay rebranded into the current name, 96.5 The Jumper. Once again, The Jumper re-hired Joe and Joey for another fifteen years. This meant that their contract would last until 2006. Before the contract began, in early July 1991, Joe and Joey needed another co-host. So, they hired two co-hosts: JoJo and Brent (they received a ten-year contract, through 2001). Later on, another morning show debuted, under the name The Show with Joe, Joey, JoJo and Brent. Throughout 1991, the syndication time for AT40 was moved to Saturdays at 9am. In 1992, 1995 and 1997, Brent was counted out from the show due to his various injuries in the aforementioned years. On September 14, 2001, both Brent and JoJo publicly announced that they would leave the morning show due to their contract expiring. In January 2002, Brent and JoJo received another nine years on the show, through 2011. In April 2011, JoJo and Brent both permanently left the show. After Joe and Joey left in 2006, JoJo and Brent had their own morning show, titled Mornings with JoJo and Brent. As of April 2011, 96.5 The Jumper has no morning show.

Morning show hosts
Joe (1982-83, 1983-89, 1991-2006)

Joey (1982-83, 1983-89, 1991-2006)

JoJo (1991-2001, 2002-11)

Brent (1991-2001, 2002-11)