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Ted Rogers started our company with one small loan and one big dream to honour his father’s legacy.
We're not
like the rest
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.
A legacy of
innovation
From these humble beginnings, we’ve grown into Canada’s communications, sports and entertainment company – all because the relentless drive of one turned into the relentless drive of many.
Together we strive to connect and entertain Canadians through the best products, networks, sports and entertainment.
The names behind Rogers
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One of the things that makes Rogers unique is the foundation of people that inspired, founded and built the company into what it is today. Learn more about the profound impact each one of these individuals had on Rogers Communications.
Timeline
- 1960
- 1967
- 1969
- 1979
- 1981
- 1981
- 1983
- 1985
- 1986
- 1989
- 1989
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997
- 2000
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2004
- 2004
- 2007
- 2007
- 2008
- 2008
- 2010
- 2011
- 2011
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2014
- 2017
- 2017
- 2020
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2024
- 2025
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
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1960
Ted Rogers turns CHFI radio station into Rogers Broadcasting
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1967
Rogers Cable TV Ltd. is born
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1969
Rogers Community Television premieres
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1979
Rogers Cable TV gains controlling interest in Canadian Cablesystems Limited (CCL), creating the largest single cable system in the world
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1981
Rogers [Cablesystems] acquires stake in U.S. cable company to grow in the U.S.
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1981
Rogers briefly becomes the largest cable company in the world, following several acquisitions in the U.S.
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1983
Ted invests in a new invention – the wireless telephone
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1985
Rogers makes the first cellular call in Canada from Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square
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1986
Rogers Cablesystems changes its name to Rogers Communications Inc.
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1989
Rogers launches Canada’s first 900 MHz paging network
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1989
Rogers sells its U.S. cable operations and invests the profit into its Canadian wireless business
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1993
Rogers launches 680News, the first all-news station in Canada
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1994
Rogers acquires Maclean Hunter and creates Rogers Media
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1995
Rogers launches North America’s first high-speed internet service for the home
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1997
Rogers [Cantel AT&T] launches prepaid pay-as-you-go cellular service
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2000
Rogers and Shaw exchange cable holdings in Southern Ontario and B.C.
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2000
Rogers purchases the Toronto Blue Jays
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2001
Rogers acquires Sportsnet
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2002
Rogers launches GSMA wireless network in Canada
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2004
Rogers acquires Microcell, owner of the Fido brand, making the company the largest wireless provider in Canada
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2004
Rogers buys the SkyDome in Toronto [later renamed Rogers Centre in February 2005]
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2007
Rogers launches video calling
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2007
Rogers acquires Citytv
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2008
Rogers becomes first to launch the Apple iPhone in Canada
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2008
Visionary founder Ted Rogers passes away
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2010
Rogers launches chatr, Canada’s first unlimited text brand
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2011
Rogers becomes the first to launch LTE network in Canada
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2011
Rogers buys a 37.5% equity stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
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2013
Rogers launches Rogers Bank
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2013
Rogers inks historic 12-year deal to become the exclusive national media rightsholder of the NHL in Canada
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2013
Rogers launches Connected for Success internet program, a Canadian first
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2014
The Rogers Foundation gifts $130 million to establish the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR)
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2017
Ted Rogers Scholarship Fund is launched
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2017
Ted Rogers is inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame
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2020
Rogers is the first Canadian provider to launch 5G network
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2020
Rogers celebrates its 60th anniversary
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2021
Rogers announces acquisition of Shaw, pending regulatory approval
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2022
Loretta Rogers, longtime member of Rogers Board of Directors, passes away
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2022
Rogers and the Toronto Blue Jays announce multi-year, nearly $400 million renovation of Rogers Centre
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2023
Rogers closes its historic merger with Shaw Communications, becoming the largest cable company in Canada
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2024
Rogers acquires BAI Canada and launches 5G services in the Toronto Transit Commission’s subway system
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2024
Rogers signs 10-year strategic partnership with Comcast to bring world-class Xfinity products to Canada
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2025
Rogers buys Bell’s 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become majority owner
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2025
Rogers is the first Canadian provider to launch a satellite-to-mobile service, Rogers Satellite
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2026
Rogers launches Screen Break, a $50 million national program to help youth balance screen time
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2026
Rogers acquires remaining 25% of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become full owner
Leadership Team
Board of Directors
Company Director
Finance, Nominating and Executive Committees Chair
Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee
Chair of the Pension Committee
Chair of the Sustainability and Social Impact Committee
President & Chief Executive Officer
