Canadian Broadcasting Centre

Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Façade of the broadcasting centre
Broadcasting Centre in 2023
Map
Alternative namesToronto Broadcast Centre
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeBroadcasting centre
Address250 Front Street West
Town or cityToronto, Ontario M5V 3G7
CountryCanada
Coordinates43°38′41″N 79°23′17″W / 43.644833°N 79.388194°W / 43.644833; -79.388194
Current tenants
Construction startedApril 1988[1]
Completed1992
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Technical details
Floor count13
Floor area1,720,000 square feet (160,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Philip Johnson
Architecture firmJohn Burgee Architects
DeveloperBregman + Hamann Architects
Other designersBarton Myers
Website
www.cbc.ca/facilities/sp.html

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.

  1. ^ "When CBC was going to finally live under one roof in Toronto". 8 April 1988. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Toronto Broadcast Centre". CBC Production Facilities. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Inside a trio of super-swanky agencies (complete with a basketball court) at the CBC broadcast centre". Toronto Life. Retrieved 5 January 2023.