Canadian Broadcasting Centre | |
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Alternative names | Toronto Broadcast Centre |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Broadcasting centre |
Address | 250 Front Street West |
Town or city | Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G7 |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 43°38′41″N 79°23′17″W / 43.644833°N 79.388194°W |
Current tenants | |
Construction started | April 1988[1] |
Completed | 1992 |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 13 |
Floor area | 1,720,000 square feet (160,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Philip Johnson |
Architecture firm | John Burgee Architects |
Developer | Bregman + Hamann Architects |
Other designers | Barton Myers |
Website | |
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The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, also known as the Toronto Broadcast Centre,[2] is an office and studio complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves as the main broadcast and master control centre for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English-language television and radio services. It also contains studios for local and regional French-language productions and is the headquarters of the North American Broadcasters Association. Two floors of the facility house the ad agency Bensimon Byrne and its subsidiaries Narrative and OneMethod.[3]
The analogous facility for the CBC's French language services is Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, while corporate headquarters are located at the CBC Ottawa Production Centre.
The Canadian Broadcasting Centre is at 250 Front Street West in downtown Toronto, with additional entrances at 205 Wellington Street West and 25 John Street, directly across from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It is within walking distance of Union Station, the Rogers Centre, and the CN Tower and connected to the city's PATH underground walkway network.