The CBC Jarvis Street Tower was a 160 m (540 ft) free-standing

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built in 1952 to provide radio transmission facilities to the city of

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, Canada. It was the second tallest freestanding structure in Canada for several years and the second tallest freestanding lattice tower ever built in Canada after the

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. In addition it was tallest structure in Toronto for 15 years until the completion of the TD Tower in 1967. Owned by the

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, the tower was located at 345 Jarvis Street in the

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neighbourhood of Toronto. The tower was used by CBC stations

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and CBLFT, as well as CJRT and CICA-TV, until 1976, when almost all broadcast signals in Toronto moved to the

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. The adjacent studio complex was used for CBC Toronto's radio and television operations, including CBL, which only used the studios at Jarvis Street, broadcasting from its transmitter at

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. After the Jarvis Street transmitter was made redundant by the CN Tower, the CBC continued to use the studio facilities at that site until moving to the

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in 1992. The tower was painted red and white as warning for aircraft as part of the requirement to warn aircraft flying near it. The tower itself remained standing until 2002 when it was demolished to make way for the Radio City condo development.

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