Canadian Broadcasting Centre
The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, also known as the CBC Toronto Broadcast Centre, is an office and studio complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves as the main broadcast and master control point 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.
| Canadian Broadcasting Centre | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 205 Wellington Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 3G7 |
| Current tenants | Rogers Media (eighth and tenth floors only) |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| 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 (design) Bregman + Hamann Architects (production) |
| Structural engineer | Quinn Dressel Associates |
| Other designers | Barton Myers (Development/Design Guidelines and Outline Specifications) (1985) |
| Website | |
| www | |
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.