, ▁Rog ers ▁Media ▁acquired ▁C TV ▁Sports net , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Rog ers ▁Sports net ▁that ▁November . ▁The ▁F AN ▁ 5 9 0 ▁sports ▁radio ▁station ▁joined ▁Rog ers ▁Media ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁Northern ▁Ontario ▁radio ▁stations . ▁ ▁In ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁several ▁strateg ic ▁transactions ▁were ▁executed ▁that ▁significantly ▁increased ▁Rog ers ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁wireless ▁market . ▁Rog ers ▁acquired ▁the ▁ 3 4 % ▁of ▁Rog ers ▁W ire less ▁owned ▁by ▁AT & T ▁W ire less ▁Services ▁Inc . ▁for ▁$ 1 . 7 7 ▁billion . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ted ▁Rog ers ▁died ▁of ▁heart ▁failure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rog ers ▁C able ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁in ▁an ▁Ontario ▁court ▁against ▁pen alt ies ▁lev ied ▁under ▁a ▁' Tr uth ▁in ▁Ad vert ising ' ▁law , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁pen alt ies , ▁and ▁the ▁requirements ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁law , ▁were ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁rising ▁market ▁tr end ▁of ▁customers ▁cancel ing ▁or ▁for ego ing ▁cable ▁television ▁service ▁subscri ptions ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁che aper ▁alternate ▁content ▁delivery ▁means , ▁such ▁as ▁streaming ▁media ▁services ▁like ▁Net