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CJGX

CJGX
Broadcast areaEastern Saskatchewan
Western Manitoba
Frequency940 kHz (AM)
BrandingGX94
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsMelville Millionaires
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Swan Valley Stampeders
Yorkton Terriers
Ownership
OwnerHarvard Media
CFGW-FM
History
First air date
August 19, 1927
Call sign meaning
CJ Grain eXchange
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000 watts day
10,000 watts night
Links
Websitegx94radio.com

CJGX (branded as GX94) is a Canadian AM radio station, licensed to Yorkton, Saskatchewan. It broadcasts on an assigned frequency of 940 kHz with 50,000 watts power daytime, and 10,000 watts nighttime.[1] The station airs a country format with studios at 120 Smith Street East in Yorkton.

The station reports news, weather, and sports at the top of each hour, and broadcasts ice hockey games involving the Melville Millionaires, the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. CJGX also carries live broadcasts of Saskatchewan Roughriders games.[2]

History

CJGX signed on August 19, 1927 after the Winnipeg Grain Exchange created a radio station to provide farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with the latest grain and livestock prices.

At first, the station exclusively broadcast grain and livestock pricing before gradually adding other programming.[3] The primary motivator behind the switch was a change in ownership and the establishment of government-controlled grain marketing in 1934.[4]

References

  1. ^ "CJGX-AM | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
  2. ^ "The Rider Radio Network is Growing!". 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Our Heritage". GX94 Radio. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ^ "GX Radio 94: "Fifty Years to Remember"" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 1977.

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