Shaw Court is the headquarters of
Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications company which provides telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Shaw provides home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and Br ...
operations in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, located in
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
.
Location
Shaw Court is located at the intersection of 3 Avenue and 6 Street SW on the north edge of
downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a dense urban district in central Calgary, Alberta. It contains the second largest concentration of head offices in Canada, despite only being the country's fourth largest city in terms of population. The downtown is divided in ...
.
Functions
Apart from being the main operations base for Shaw's Alberta interests, Shaw Court was also home to
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...
's three Calgary radio stations:
Country 105,
Q107, and
AM 770 CHQR. In September 2015, these stations were moved to their current location at 3320 17th Avenue SW.
Shaw court has a 2 level underground parkade.
News
On July 10, 2012, an electrical fire wiped out radio stations, internet service, 911 service in the downtown core, cable TV service and much of city hall's phone system. Three radio stations - Country 105, AM 770 and Q 107 - were off-air.
See also
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Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications company which provides telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Shaw provides home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and Br ...
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Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian mass media company. Formed in 1999 as a spin-off from Shaw Communications, it has prominent holdings in the radio, publishing, and television industries. It is headquartered at Corus Quay in Toronto, Onta ...
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Shaw Tower
External links
Shaw Communications official site
Buildings and structures in Calgary
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