en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_S._Rogers_Jr.
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His father, Edward S. Rogers Sr., is regarded as the founder of the company
Rogers' own corporate materials identify Ted Rogers—not his father—as the founder of Rogers Communications.
Full reasoning
This sentence conflates Edward S. Rogers Sr. with the founding of Rogers Communications.
Rogers' official corporate history consistently identifies Ted Rogers as the company's founder:
- Rogers' investor site says: "Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960."
- A Rogers corporate release about Ted Rogers' Wireless Hall of Fame induction says he "founded what became Rogers Communications in 1960" when he bought CHFI.
Edward S. Rogers Sr. was an important radio pioneer and Ted Rogers explicitly built the company in part to honour his father's legacy, but the company itself says Ted Rogers started/founded Rogers Communications. So the statement that his father "is regarded as the founder of the company" is incorrect.
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- Company Information - About Rogers
Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960.
- Rogers Communications Founder Ted Rogers Inducted Into Wireless Hall of Fame - About Rogers
Mr. Rogers, who passed away in December 2008 at age 75, founded what became Rogers Communications in 1960 when he borrowed $85,000 to purchase fledgling FM radio station CHFI in Toronto.
Rogers Communications was established in 1967
Rogers' own history dates the company's founding to 1960, when Ted Rogers bought CHFI; 1967 was the birth of Rogers Cable TV Ltd., not the start of the overall company.
Full reasoning
Rogers' official corporate materials date the company's founding to 1960, not 1967.
- Rogers says: "Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960."
- Its corporate history says "Ted Rogers started our company" and shows 1960 as the start of Rogers Broadcasting, while 1967 is specifically the year "Rogers Cable TV Ltd. is born."
- Another Rogers page says: "Since our founding in 1960 by Ted Rogers..."
So 1967 refers to the launch of the cable business, not the establishment of Rogers Communications as a company.
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- Our Story - About Rogers
Ted Rogers started our company with one small loan and one big dream... 1960: Ted Rogers turns CHFI radio station into Rogers Broadcasting. 1967: Rogers Cable TV Ltd. is born.
- Company Information - About Rogers
Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI, in 1960.
- Investing in Canada. - About Rogers
Since our founding in 1960 by Ted Rogers, we’ve proudly invested in Canada.