Cox Communications San Diego Inc history

Though they lost the 1920 election, both made their marks as Roosevelt later became president and Governor Cox focused his energy on growing his newspapers.

WHIO, the first Cox radio station and first station in Ohio’s Miami Valley, went on air in Dayton on February 9, 1935.

The first television station in Ohio's Miami Valley, WHIO-TV in Dayton, went on air on February 23, 1949.

In 1964 Cox's broadcasting and cable businesses became Cox Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and opened for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Cox purchased Manheim Auto Auction, a small operation in Manheim, Pa., in 1968.

In 1985, Cox Enterprises, Inc. purchased Cox Communications for $75 per share.

In March 2002, the City, along with Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable agreed to terms regarding the responsibilities of the cable companies as those responsibilities relate to expanding the underground program on all surcharge projects.

In 2007, Chairman Jim Kennedy formalized the company’s sustainability efforts through Cox Conserves.

In 2013, the fund was renamed the Cox Employee Relief Fund (CERF) to reflect the expansion of the Fund to include costs for injury or illness and loss of a family member.

In August 2018, Cox Enterprises celebrated its 120-year anniversary with its employees and community through stories and images.