The CHCH Television Tower was a 357.5 metre 1,173 feet-high guyed TV

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located at 481 First Road West in Stoney Creek,

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, Canada. The tower housed the primary

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for the independent television station

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as well as that of

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, the flagship of the religious

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. The tower also housed the transmitter for

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. It was the fourth-tallest

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while standing. When completed in 1960, the CHCH Television Tower became the tallest structure in Canada. Only five structures built since then have surpassed its height: the

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(completed in 1976), the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (completed in 1963, collapsed in 1993), the

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(completed in 1971) and the original and replacement

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(s) of the CKX-TV Tower (completed in 1973, collapsed in 1983, rebuilt in 1985). The CHCH tower ranked thirteenth in height among the tallest structures in the Commonwealth of Nations. The mast was located on the edge of the

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, so when viewed from the bottom of the escarpment with an elevation some 100+ meters or 300+ feet lower, it appeared exceptionally tall. In November 2023, the tower began being dismantled by the use of a

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since the property was sold to a land developer. CHCH erected a new tower in Flamborough which began construction in early summer 2023 and became operational in late November of that same year. The new transmitter is located on Hwy 5 near Millgrove Side Road. The new tower is 304.8 metres or 1,000 feet tall. Early morning on March 13, 2024, the entire remaining half of the tower was demolished while the first half was removed via gin pole. Due to the height of the tower and surrounding housing development, the entire structure could not be demolished all at once.

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anchor to the right. Image:New Picture 1397.jpg, Upper portion of the

, and guy wires. Image:New Picture 1387.jpg, Pinnacle of the mast. Image:New Picture 1389.jpg, Base and surrounding environment of the tower. Image:New Picture 15662.jpg, The tower viewed from a

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of about one mile. Image:New Picture 145.jpg, A detailed view of the guy wires and top part of the mast. Image:New Picture 144.jpg, A terrestrial antenna on the tower.

External links

Drawings of CHCH Television Tower – SkyscraperPage.com

CHCH Television Tower – HD – YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chch Television Tower Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ontario Transmitter sites in Canada 1960 establishments in Ontario Towers completed in 1960

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