CJTN-FM is a

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in Trenton,

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, broadcasting on the assigned frequency of 107.1

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, serving Belleville the Quinte region. Owned by Quinte Broadcasting, the station airs a

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music format branded as ''Rock 107''.

History

The station began broadcasting at 1270 kHz on January 22, 1979, at a power of 1000 watts, to service Trenton; hence the TN in the call sign. Ted Snider was the station's first manager. The original AM transmitter was located at Carrying Place, just south of Trenton. CJTN moved to its current frequency at 107.1 FM on August 16, 2004, and was branded as Lite 107 with an

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format. The station changed to a

format on May 18, 2007 and was re-branded as ''Rock 107''. CJTN's weekday line-up consists of The Morning Buzz with Buzz Collins featuring Tim Durkin with news and Jack Miller with sports. Rick Kevan hosts afternoons. Special feature shows include ''

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'' on Friday nights, ''The Acoustic Storm with Jeff Parets'' on Saturday mornings, '' Flashback with Max Pinfield'' on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings and weekend afternoons with Greg Moulton and Scott Hunter. In August 2019, veteran announcer Rick Kevan celebrated 40 years with Quinte Broadcasting. CJTN's transmitter is located near Wooler Road and

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, northwest of Trenton. Its signal is directional, to avoid co-channel interference to the west with

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References

External links

Rock 107CJTN History
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