Maison Radio-Canada
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Maison Radio-Canada is a skyscraper in Montreal
, constructed in 1973 as a home for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
's operations in Montreal.
Maison Radio-Canada (Canada Broadcasting House) is the broadcast headquarters for Radio-Canada, the French-language
arm of the CBC. It also serves as the master control
point for Radio-Canada's radio
and television
networks, including Première Chaîne, Espace musique
, Télévision de Radio-Canada
and Réseau de l'Information
(RDI). It is also the main studio for television stations CBMT
and CBFT
and radio stations CBME-FM
, CBM-FM
, CBF-FM
and CBFX-FM
.
Maison Radio-Canada is once again the home of Radio Canada International
, which had been in a building down the street. The street address of Maison Radio-Canada is 1400 René Lévesque Boulevard
East, fittingly named for former premier René Lévesque
, who was once a reporter and commentator for the CBC. The building is situated just a couple of blocks away from the studios of CTV Montreal (CFCF-TV
), RDS
, RIS, MétéoMédia
, LCN
, and CFTM-TV
(TVA Montreal) situated at the intersection of Papineau Avenue.
The analogous facility for CBC's English language networks is the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
in Toronto
. CBC's corporate headquarters are in Ottawa
in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre
.
The new plans for the site include 2000 housing units, offices, commercial space, and public spaces. Furthermore, the new development would re-link the street grid through the site, following the razing of a working class Sainte-Marie, Montreal
neighborhood popularly known as Faubourg à m'lasse in the 1960s to make way for the Radio-Canada complex.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, constructed in 1973 as a home for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's operations in Montreal.
Maison Radio-Canada (Canada Broadcasting House) is the broadcast headquarters for Radio-Canada, the French-language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
arm of the CBC. It also serves as the master control
Master control
Master control is the technical hub of a broadcast operation common among most over-the-air television stations and television networks. It is distinct from a production control room in television studios where the activities such as switching from camera to camera are coordinated...
point for Radio-Canada's radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
networks, including Première Chaîne, Espace musique
Espace musique
Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
, Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
and Réseau de l'Information
Réseau de l'information
Réseau de l'information is a Canadian French language Category C news channel operated by CBC/Radio-Canada. RDI began broadcasting on January 1, 1995, and is considered the French-language equivalent of the CBC News Network, also owned by the CBC....
(RDI). It is also the main studio for television stations CBMT
CBMT
CBMT-DT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.-History:...
and CBFT
CBFT
CBFT is the flagship station of Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French language television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal....
and radio stations CBME-FM
CBME-FM
- External links :* * at Canadian Communications Foundation...
, CBM-FM
CBM-FM
CBM-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio 2 network at 93.5 FM in Montreal, Quebec. Its studios, along with those of CBC Radio One sister station CBME-FM, are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal....
, CBF-FM
CBF-FM
CBF-FM-10 in Sherbrooke and CBF-FM-8 in Trois-Rivières were once full satellites of CBF-FM, but have been separately licenced since 2000 , despite still having rebroadcaster-like callsigns...
and CBFX-FM
CBFX-FM
- External links :** at Canadian Communications Foundation...
.
Maison Radio-Canada is once again the home of Radio Canada International
Radio Canada International
Radio Canada International is the international broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Until 1970, it was known as the CBC International Service and was sometimes referred to as the "Voice of Canada" in its early years.- The early years :The idea for creating an...
, which had been in a building down the street. The street address of Maison Radio-Canada is 1400 René Lévesque Boulevard
René Lévesque Boulevard
René Lévesque Boulevard is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It is a main east-west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borough of Ville-Marie. The street begins on the west at Atwater Avenue and continues until it merges with Notre Dame Street East just east...
East, fittingly named for former premier René Lévesque
René Lévesque
René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
, who was once a reporter and commentator for the CBC. The building is situated just a couple of blocks away from the studios of CTV Montreal (CFCF-TV
CFCF-TV
CFCF-DT is a CTV-owned and operated station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
), RDS
Réseau des sports
Réseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
, RIS, MétéoMédia
MétéoMédia
MétéoMédia is a 24-hour Canadian French language Category A specialty channel and web site, which provides weather information 24 hours a day. It primarily serves viewers in Quebec, although some cable TV systems in Ontario and New Brunswick carry the channel as well. It is available nation-wide...
, LCN
Le Canal Nouvelles
Le Canal Nouvelles is a Canadian French language Category C 24 hour headline news specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media...
, and CFTM-TV
CFTM-TV
CFTM-DT channel 10, is the flagship of the TVA television network, located in Montreal, Quebec.-History:It opened on February 19, 1961, a few weeks after CFCF-TV went on the air for the first time. It was owned by Joseph Alexandre DeSève and his company, Télé-Métropole...
(TVA Montreal) situated at the intersection of Papineau Avenue.
The analogous facility for CBC's English language networks is the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Canadian Broadcasting Centre
The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the broadcast headquarters and master control point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English-language television and radio services...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. CBC's corporate headquarters are in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre
CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre
The CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre is located on Sparks Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is home to the head office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the CBC's various English and French language operations in the National Capital Region...
.
Redevelopment
As of November 2008, consultations are underway to redevelop the area around Maison Radio-Canada facilities.The new plans for the site include 2000 housing units, offices, commercial space, and public spaces. Furthermore, the new development would re-link the street grid through the site, following the razing of a working class Sainte-Marie, Montreal
Sainte-Marie, Montreal
The Sainte-Marie neighbourhood is located on the eastern end of Downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie. The Jacques-Cartier Bridge is located in this neighbourhood.-History:...
neighborhood popularly known as Faubourg à m'lasse in the 1960s to make way for the Radio-Canada complex.