▁" RC NC Q " ▁symbols . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁R CN ▁converted ▁to ▁an ▁all - dig ital ▁network . ▁With ▁the ▁transition , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁entire ▁spectrum ▁for ▁digital ▁and ▁high - definition ▁television ▁broadcast ing , ▁reducing ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁compress ▁signals . ▁ ▁AB RY ▁Part ners , ▁a ▁private ▁equ ity ▁firm , ▁acquired ▁R CN ▁Corporation ▁for ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁and ▁s ello ff s ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁R CN ▁bought ▁much ▁of ▁C - TE C ▁Corporation . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁R CN ▁paid ▁$ 1 1 0 . 5 M ▁for ▁Ult ra Net ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁E rol ' s ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁R CN ▁paid ▁$ 1 1 ▁million ▁in ▁stock ▁and ▁$ 8 7 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁c ash ▁for ▁Inter port ▁Communic ations , ▁Inc . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁R CN ▁paid ▁$ 1 3 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁stock ▁and ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash ▁for ▁J avan et , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁its ▁New ▁Jersey ▁systems ▁were ▁sp un ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁Patri ot