NBC Tower
NBC Tower | |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Coordinates | 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.8899°N 87.6211°W |
Completed | 1989 |
Owner | Metropolis Investment Holdings Inc. |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 627 ft (191 m) |
Roof | 497 ft (151 m) |
Top floor | 459 ft (140 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 37 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
The NBC Tower is an office tower on the
The design, by
Located in the Cityfront Plaza area, the building contains 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2) of space and three floors of underground parking with 261 spaces. Connected to the main tower is a four-story radio and television broadcasting facility where WSNS's newscasts and WMAQ's newscasts are currently taped, and was the former recording facility for
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Looking north at night
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Looking east
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Looking north
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Columbus Drive entrance
Tenants
TV and radio stations
The following TV and radio stations are located in the building:
- WMAQ-TV newscasts (1989–present)
- WSNS-TV (2002–present)
- WKQX(1989-2001; 2016–present)
- WCKL (formerly WLUP-FM) (2016–present)
- WLS (2017–present)
- WLS-FM (2017–present)
In February 2016, alternative station
Diplomatic missions
- The Consulate-General of India in Chicago is located in Suite 850.[6]
- The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago is located in Suite 2700.[7]
- The Consulate-General of Lithuania in Chicago is located in Suite 800.[8]
- The Consulate-General of Turkiye in Chicago is located in Suite 2900.[9]
Other tenants
CBS Media Ventures' Chicago branch is located in Suite 2910.
Former tenants
From the tower's opening to 2006, WMAQ/WSCR radio studios were also located in the building. The stations relocated.
The tower was also the world headquarters of
Shows recorded
In addition to housing these entities, the studios have been home to the following shows:
- iVillage Live(2007)
- The Jenny Jones Show (1991–2003)
- Jerry Springer (1991–2009; originated and recorded here from 1992 to 2009)
- Judge Jeanine Pirro (2008–2011)
- Johnny B... On the Loose (1991)
- Judge Mathis (1999–2023)
- Kwik Witz (1996–1999)
- Merv Griffin's Crosswords (2007–2008, pilot shows only)
- Sports Action Team (2006–2007)
- The Steve Wilkos Show (2007–2009, moved to Connecticut in 2009)
- Steve Harvey(2012–2017)
See also
- NBC Studios (New York City)
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- World's tallest structures
References
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "WMAQ-TV 10pm News, October 1, 1989". YouTube.
- ^ "Tour of Our New Home! | 101WKQX | WKQX-FM". Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "NBC Tower". Chicago Architecture Info. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "NBC Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-02-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Tour of Our New Home! | 101WKQX | WKQX-FM". Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "Location of the Consulate". Consulate-General of India: Chicago. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Čikagos centre plevėsuoja trispalvė". Draugas (in Lithuanian). Chicago, Illinois: Lithuanian Catholic Press Society. August 15, 2015. p. 1.
- ^ "Turkish Consulate General In Chicago". Republic of Turkiye. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
External links
- Emporis listing
- Official website
- Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
- WMAQ's official website
- WSNS' official website
- WSCR's official website
- WLS-AM's official website
- WLS-FM's official website