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since the property was sold to a land developer. CHCH erected a new tower in Flamborough which began construction in early summer 2023 and became operational in late November of that same year. The new transmitter is located on Hwy 5 near Millgrove Side Road. The new tower is 304.8 metres or 1,000
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Early morning on March 13th, 2024, the entire remaining half of the tower was demolished while the first half was removed via gin pole. Due to the height of the tower and surrounding housing development, the entire structure could not be demolished all at once.
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When completed in 1960, the CHCH Television Tower became the tallest structure in Canada. Only five structures built since then have surpassed its height: the
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In November 2023, the tower began being dismantled by the use of a
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A detailed view of the guy wires and top part of the mast.
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Drawings of CHCH Television Tower – SkyscraperPage.com
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Dundas, Ontario
Canada
Guy-Wire
43°12′27.11″N 79°46′30.79″W / 43.2075306°N 79.7752194°W / 43.2075306; -79.7752194

TV
mast
Stoney Creek
Ontario
transmitter
CHCH-DT
CITS-DT
Yes TV
television system
CING-FM
structure
Canada
CN Tower
Toronto
Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter
Inco Superstack
Sudbury
guyed mast
CKX-TV Tower
Niagara Escarpment
gin pole
A guy-wire anchor to the right.
guy-wire
Upper portion of the mast, and guy wires.

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