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Posted by Stilez on Oct-23-2007 03:37:

Exclamation Citytv Announces Location For New Home: Right In The Heart Of Toronto

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Goodbye Queen St. West. Hello Yonge-Dundas Square. After years of being a fixture on the Queen St. strip, Citytv is moving to a brand new home. And if our old location was the once up-and-coming soul of the city, our new one is right in its heart.

Rogers Media, the new owner of the Citytv properties across the country, has been looking for the perfect place to house the little station that could. And it's more than found it at the building that's home to the Olympic Spirit. The tower on the corner of Victoria and Dundas was built to give tourists and residents a chance to see what it's like to participate in the Olympic Games.

But now you've got a new event that will run Rings around it - the opportunity to one day take a tour of the station that made its name as the Voice, Spirit and Eyes of Toronto. And given what an amazing location it is - on Dundas Square - that's going to continue. Rogers has vowed to restore Citytv to its famous lustre, as the place that allows you to interact with a TV station, a unique experience that's been copied by others across the planet.

And we won't be going there alone. Our new sister stations, OMNI 1 And 2 will be joining us in the new space.

"The space is a little over 43,000 square feet and will represent the ongoing commitment of Citytv and OMNI TV to the core of Toronto and the urban landmark that our stations have represented for so many years," explains Rogers Media CEO of Television Leslie Sole in a memo to employees. "I have toured the location and it will become a powerful television site in the Dundas Square complex. This space will take some planning and a great deal of organization but we will create a home that will be second to none."

Not to mention a station that will be that, too. It's going to be a while before the official move takes place. But given Citytv's historic involvement of letting viewers see what's behind the making of television, you can be sure to see updates on the progress of the new H.Q. as it nears completion. Because while it's your city, it's always been your City. And no matter where we go, that will never change.


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Sad to see them leave that legendary bldg at Queen & John, but cool that they'll be right at the MAIN corner of Tsnot. I always wondered what the purpose of that bldg was in the first place. We've never had an Olympics here, and quite possibly won't anytime soon.


Posted by chinamon on Oct-23-2007 03:41:

i heard swamper is gonna buy the old citytv building and move TA operations there.


Posted by kotsy on Oct-23-2007 03:47:

That's really cool. Although I've grown attached to visiting the Chum City building on Queen since I was a wee lad.

I'm guessing MuchMusic etc is staying behind?


Posted by smuncky on Oct-23-2007 03:50:

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Originally posted by kotsy


I'm guessing MuchMusic etc is staying behind?



quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
i heard swamper is gonna buy the old citytv building and move TA operations there.



so i say no, MM is going some place else.


Posted by sa2go on Oct-23-2007 04:26:

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Originally posted by smuncky
so i say no, MM is going some place else.


Ahhh who really cares about Much Music anymore anyway? The old school 90's Much was great it had style and wasn't filled with the crap now a days.


Posted by kotsy on Oct-23-2007 04:33:

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Originally posted by sa2go
Ahhh who really cares about Much Music anymore anyway? The old school 90's Much was great it had style and wasn't filled with the crap now a days.


Couldn't agree more.

I stopped watching when they changed from to . That is definitely when they went downhill.


Posted by jchung52 on Oct-23-2007 04:35:

ELECTRIC CIRCUSSSSSSSSS


Posted by sa2go on Oct-23-2007 04:54:

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Originally posted by jchung52
ELECTRIC CIRCUSSSSSSSSS


I remember watching Electric Circus when I was a younger and was just like.......wtf is this?


Posted by r5a on Oct-23-2007 05:31:

I miss EC, very much.


Posted by Playa24_7 on Oct-23-2007 11:08:

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Originally posted by sa2go
I remember watching Electric Circus when I was a younger and was just like.......wtf is this?


LOL! I remember watching it in elementary school! Good times lol


Posted by Dr. DAS on Oct-23-2007 12:26:

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Originally posted by kotsy


FTW!!!!

I couldn't think of a better location for CityTV. The ChumCity building is an icon and it's sad to see them move (especially at the behest of fucking Ted Rogers)but if you're going to go, this is the place.

Once the old olympic spirit has been refit as a TV studio, it will provide a great dynamic to BT, etc... and state-of-the-art facilities. And, with the renovation of the square and the new AMC complex, they are setting themselves up to continue into a new era as a Toronto institution. I say well done, Moses.


Posted by NuERA on Oct-23-2007 15:29:

times square mtv wannabes


Posted by dEsidEL on Oct-23-2007 16:03:

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Originally posted by NuERA
times square mtv wannabes




+1 .. not saying the location is bad, but this city is in dire need of original ideas


Posted by Spin Laden on Oct-23-2007 16:06:

Dina Pugliese is staying with me in the meantime..


Posted by Dr. DAS on Oct-23-2007 16:32:

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Originally posted by Spin Laden
Dina Pugliese is staying with me in the meantime..


She's alright, I miss Liza.





Redheads FTW


Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-23-2007 16:39:

The Guvernment will move into the old CityTV location when the condos move in.


Posted by Dr. DAS on Oct-23-2007 16:41:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie
The Guvernment will move into the old CityTV location when the condos move in.


Haven't you learned anything from the whole Circa fiasco? No clubs allowed in clubland!


Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-23-2007 17:33:

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Originally posted by Dr. DAS
She's alright, I miss Liza.


Redheads FTW


You sure? I don't think the rug matches the drapes.


Posted by Dr. DAS on Oct-23-2007 17:51:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie
You sure? I don't think the rug matches the drapes.


$10 she's got hardwood flooring.


Posted by chinamon on Oct-23-2007 17:58:

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Originally posted by Dr. DAS
$10 she's got hardwood flooring.


shes a man?


Posted by nigel2k on Oct-23-2007 19:15:

cool nice spot for CityTV



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