Landmark Group: landmarks

This chronology is indicative only. Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline.

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1905 founded by Samuel Slover, who later passes control to nephew Frank Batten

1965 Batten buys Greensboro Daily News, The Greensboro Record and WFMY-TV

1968 following Telecable v General Telephone US telco General Telephone sells TeleCable cable tv operations to Landmark

1969 buys Roanoke Times & World News

1982 Weather Channel launched

1984 TeleCable cable tv arm spun off to stockholders

1994 InfiNet established by Landmark

1995 Knight-Ridder takes stake in InfiNet

1995 TeleCable acquired by TCI for US$1.8bn

1996 Gannett takes stake in InfiNet

2002 Great Bridge closes