In 1985, the station switched to an album-oriented rock format and rebranded as "J105" after KUUB (now KAWO) dropped the format that same year. KJOT became a classic rock station around 2003 branded as "J105: Classic Rock, That Rocks". In 2006, the station changed the slogan to "J105: Everything That Rocks".
At midnight on May 14, 2010, KJOT became a mainstream rock station branded as "Variety Rock 105.1".[3] On November 12, 2012, KJOT began stunting with Christmas music, with a new format planned when the holiday songs ended. After Christmas, KJOT returned to classic rock, still using the "Variety Rock" branding.[4]
New ownership
Journal Communications (KJOT's owner) and E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E. W. Scripps Company name that will own the two companies' broadcast properties, including KJOT. The transaction was completed in 2015.[5]
On March 27, 2017, KJOT returned to its former "J105" branding.[6]
In January 2018, Scripps announced that it would sell all of its radio stations.[7] In August 2018, Lotus Communications announced that it would acquire Scripps' Boise & Tucson clusters for $8 million.[8] The sale was completed on December 12.[9]
The Jack FM format is syndicated across the U.S. and Canada, and is aired in cities such as Los Angeles, Dallas and Vancouver. KJOT's format is in competition with KSRV-FM ("Bob FM 96-1"), a different brand of Adult Hits.
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In popular culture
In the 1988 comedy film Moving, the radio station J-105 was briefly heard when the Pear family arrived to Boise.