Rogers Vacuum Tube Company (formally named Radio Manufacturing Corporation Limited) was created in 1925 by Edward S. Rogers, Sr. to sell Rogers "Batteryless" radio using vacuum tube technology. It was later renamed Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited when Rogers merged his company with Majestic Corporation of Chicago in 1928. The new company controlled Rogers Radio Tube Company and Rogers Batteryless Radio Company. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward S. “Ted†Rogers, Sr. ... In electronics, a vacuum tube (U.S. and Canadian English) or (thermionic) valve (outside North America) is a device generally used to amplify, or otherwise modify, a signal by controlling the movement of electrons in an evacuated space. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The company lead to the establishment of Toronto radio station CFRB (AM). The company was sold following the death of Rogers Sr. in 1939 and became the Canadian unit of Dutch giant Royal Philips Electronics (established in 1934). Markham, Ontario-based Philips Electronics Canada no longer produces vacuum tubes. CFRB, or CFRB 1010 as it is often referred to, is an AM radio station in Toronto, Canada, broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast by CFRX on 6070 kHz. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
References
The Life of Edward Samuel Rogers Sr. (1900 - 1939)
Pioneer - Member of CAB Hall of Fame - Rogers, Edward Samuel "Ted" Sr. (1900-1939)
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