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Charter Company
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: CHR | |
| Industry |
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| Founded | Jacksonville, Florida, United States (1949) |
| Founder | Raymond Knight Mason |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Fate |
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| Successor | Spelling Entertainment Group Inc. |
| Headquarters | , United States |
The Charter Company of Jacksonville, Florida was a conglomerate with more than 180 subsidiaries that was in the Fortune 500 for 11 years beginning in 1974 and ranked 61st in 1984.[1] The company filed for bankruptcy protection in late 1984, eventually selling off all of its businesses and purchasing Spelling Entertainment Inc. to form Spelling Entertainment Group Inc in 1992.[2][3]
- ^ "Fortune 500". CNN Money. 1984.
- ^ "The Charter Co. Shareholders Approve Name Change to Spelling Entertainment Group Inc". October 5, 1992. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ Mark Basch (March 29, 1999). "Purchase of Spelling will close Charter connection". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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