Radio station CJGX has served Yorkton and area for 75 years, providing agriculture information, showcasing local talent and keeping listeners up to date in local and world news.

It all started in 1927 when the Winnipeg Grain Exchange decided to establish a radio station that would give farmers of Saskatchewan and Manitoba the latest in grain and livestock prices, Dawson Richardson, a broadcaster of a similar station, was hired to choose a site for this new station.

Yorkton was chosen and with the approval of the Yorkton and District Board of Trade. A broadcasting license in hand, Mr. Richardson opened a radio studio in Yorkton in the Collacott Block. The transmitter, located near the city water tower at King and Laurier, was erected by James Logan. The antenna tower was built by the Dominion Bridge Company and the transmitter came from the Canadian Marconi Company.

On August 19, 1927, the station went on the air. Mel Poulter was the studio manager and the first announcer. The call letters and official name of the station was CJGX, the GX indicating its relationship to the Grain Exchange.

At first the station broadcast only grain and livestock prices, because advertising was not solicited. Later, along with the grain prices, the station schedule consisted of local talent, local news, recorded music and information on grain and livestock. On Sundays, it broadcast church services with different denominations taking turns airing their services.

In 1928, a remote control system linked to the Winnipeg Grain Exchange gave listeners a more complete report on grain and livestock prices.

GX, as it is known in the area, became one of four such stations providing information and market quotations to farmers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

GX still has the honor of being one of the oldest, privately-owned radio station in Canada.

In 1934, Dawson Richardson became the sole owner of the station, when the federal government took over the control of grain marketing.

In 1936 the station was sold to James Richardson and Sons of Winnipeg, only to be sold back to Dawson Richardson soon after.

In 1939, the business was re-organized and president F. K. Tully and a committee of local businessmen took over and formed the Yorkton Broadcasting Company with Les Garside appointed manager of the station. The power of the station was increased to 1,000 watts.

During the war the station played a vital role in giving listeners up to date news on the war and providing emergency information. It also was assisted in fund raising for various wartime campaigns.

In 1945 a new transmitter was built at what is now the junction of Highways 9 and 10. With this new transmitter, the power of the station was increased again and the station moved to 940 on the dial.

The station studios moved to a new location on Broadway, on the second floor of the old Smith and McKay block. When, in 1957, the building was destroyed by fire, temporary studios were set up in the Dr. Brass Auditorium of the Yorkton Collegiate. On the completion of the Tower Theatre building on Second Avenue, GX established studios in this new building.

With the move into the new building the power of the station was increased to 10,000 watts in daytime, and further increased in 1963 to 10,000 watts both day and night.

In 1956, shareholders of Yorkton Broadcasting Company sold the station to George Gallagher, Ed Laurence and Merv Philips, all senior employees of the company. In 1974 Gallagher and Laurence purchased Philips' shares.

During those years listeners will remember Ed Laurence and Clarence the Crow on the morning show. Facing Second Avenue, Ed would entertain listeners with remarks about the people passing by…Gert Miller and her hats and Stan Hunter whistling on his way to work were some of the people he regularly noted.

In 1981 CJGX started plans for a new four storey building at the corner of Smith and Seventh Avenue. The station studios and administration offices are located on the fourth floor, with the provincial court house located on the first floor and other government offices occupying the other floors.

In 1989 George Gallagher became sole owner of the station. In 1991 a new transmitter was built, giving the station a daytime power of 50,000 watts.

Lyle Walsh came to the station in 1975 as advertising salesman. In 1981 he left the station for other pursuits, but rejoined the station in 1985 as sales manager. He was named general manager in 1990.

In 1997 the station was again reorganized and George Gallagher, along with a company owned by Lyle Walsh, joined to form GX Partnership and the shares of the Yorkton Broadcasting were sold to this new company.

In July of 2001 GX opened Yorkton's first FM station, 94.1 FM The Fox , giving listeners of the large area another option for information and entertainment.

For 75 years GX has provided listeners not only with up to date agriculture information, news and sports, but has been a vehicle to showcase talent. Many artists in Saskatchewan and Manitoba got their start by participating in Star Search.

Over the years management has encouraged employees to participate in community activities and station staff members are sought as MCs for various city and area events.

GX is one of the oldest stations in the province. Because it is the only privately-owned station in Saskatchewan, it retains its hometown flavour, reflecting the unique character of the area.