The Bell Media Tower (Tour Bell Média) is a skyscraper in

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, Canada. Located at 1800

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, it was built for the Montreal Trust Company, and shared the name

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with the adjoining mall. It stands 125 m (410 ft) and 30 storeys tall. It was originally owned by

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but is now owned by

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. The main tenant was Astral Media, which had its corporate headquarters in the building along with several of its French-speaking television stations. In 2013,

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acquired Astral Media, changing the tower's name to Bell Media Tower when it became regional offices for

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Emporis.com: Maison Astral

SkyscraperPage.com: Maison Astral
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