The Bell Media Tower (Tour Bell Média) is a

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, Canada. Located at 1800

McGill College Avenue McGill College Avenue (officially in ) is a street in Downtown Montreal, downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named for McGill University, the street was widened in the 1980s and transformed into a scenic avenue with McGill's Roddick Gates on Sherbr ...

, it was built for the Montreal Trust Company, and shared the name Place Montreal Trust 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 Ivanhoe Cambridge. The main tenant was

Astral Media Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channel ...

, which had its corporate headquarters in the building along with several of its French-speaking television stations. In 2013,

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acquired

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

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