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- Following in his father’s footsteps, Ted Rogers purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960 at the age of 27. He believed in the power of communication to inform, inspire and innovate and in the decades that followed, he did just that.
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Jul 26, 2011 · In 1994, Rogers managed the hostile takeover of Maclean Hunter Ltd., a media conglomerate that ran radio and TV stations, major consumer magazines and the Sun newspapers. At the time, the $3.1-billion acquisition was the largest takeover in Canadian communications history.
He started the world’s first all electric radio station (Canada’s First Rogers Batteryless). CFRB commenced broadcasting on February 10, 1927. For the rest of his tragically short life, Ted Rogers strove to develop new and improved methods of communication.
The break-through invention was powered by alternating current (A.C.), thanks to the new tubes that Edward S. (Ted) Rogers had invented, which did not need batteries, and which eliminated the severe hum that had previously been triggered by the use of alternating current.
He brought many technological innovations to Canadians from the FM radio in the 1960’s and crystal-clear cable TV reception in the 1970’s, to cellular phones in the 1980’s to high-speed Internet to the home and wireless voice, data and streaming services.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Ted Rogers purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960 at the age of 27. He believed in the power of communication to inform, inspire and innovate and in the decades that followed, he did just that.
May 18, 2011 · Edward Samuel Rogers invented the plug-in radio at a time when most radios were powered by cumbersome, messy batteries. He also started the CFRB radio station in Toronto to help increase...
Jan 26, 2012 · Rogers Communications was created and built by Edward Samuel (Ted) Rogers Jr., one of the most successful entrepreneurs Canada has ever produced. The son of an electronics and radio pioneer who died young, he was educated at Upper Canada College, Trinity College at the University of Toronto, and Osgoode Hall Law School.
