The CBC Tower, also known as the WesTower Transmission Tower,[1] was a 331.4-metre-high (1,087 ft) guyed mast (now 326.7-metre-high (1,072 ft) after its reconstruction) for FM- and TV-transmission located atop Mont-Carmel near Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The tower was built in 1972 and it served for several decades as Quebec's primary CBC transmission point and also served several radio and television stations for the Trois-Rivières market.
On April 22, 2001 a lone pilot, Gilbert Paquette, flew his Cessna 150 into the tower and was killed. The fuselage of the plane remained wedged in the upper part of the tower, with the pilot's body inside. The crash also knocked the tower several metres off balance. It was decided that due to the structural damage and the need to recover the pilot's body the mast would have to be demolished. Several days later a controlled implosion brought the tower down, not damaging the several buildings nearby. At the time, it was the tallest structure to have ever been demolished with explosives.
In July 2003, a new mast broadcasting with over double the effective radiated power of the original mast (from 4,386 watts to 9,300 watts) was built exactly at the same place, on the same base. Its height is the same, 307-metre-high (1,007 ft) for the tower structure, but the antenna on the top who was 24.4-metre-high (80 ft) is 19.7-metre-high (65 ft) now. [2][3]
^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-203, July 2, 2003.
^Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (2007-09-20). "ARCHIVED - CBVE-FM Québec and its transmitter CBMZ-FM Trois-Rivières - Technical changes". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
^fybush.com Tower Site of the Week: Quebec City and Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
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tower, mont, carmel, tower, also, known, westower, transmission, tower, metre, high, guyed, mast, metre, high, after, reconstruction, transmission, located, atop, mont, carmel, near, shawinigan, quebec, canada, tower, built, 1972, served, several, decades, que. The CBC Tower also known as the WesTower Transmission Tower 1 was a 331 4 metre high 1 087 ft guyed mast now 326 7 metre high 1 072 ft after its reconstruction for FM and TV transmission located atop Mont Carmel near Shawinigan Quebec Canada The tower was built in 1972 and it served for several decades as Quebec s primary CBC transmission point and also served several radio and television stations for the Trois Rivieres market CBC Tower Mont Carmel 1st General informationStatusDestroyedTypeTV MastLocationNotre Dame du Mont Carmel Quebec CanadaCoordinates46 29 33 26 N 72 39 5 63 W 46 4925722 N 72 6515639 W 46 4925722 72 6515639Completed1972Destroyed2001Height331 4 m 1 087 27 ft Contents 1 2001 Incident 2 See also 3 References 4 External links2001 Incident editOn April 22 2001 a lone pilot Gilbert Paquette flew his Cessna 150 into the tower and was killed The fuselage of the plane remained wedged in the upper part of the tower with the pilot s body inside The crash also knocked the tower several metres off balance It was decided that due to the structural damage and the need to recover the pilot s body the mast would have to be demolished Several days later a controlled implosion brought the tower down not damaging the several buildings nearby At the time it was the tallest structure to have ever been demolished with explosives In July 2003 a new mast broadcasting with over double the effective radiated power of the original mast from 4 386 watts to 9 300 watts was built exactly at the same place on the same base Its height is the same 307 metre high 1 007 ft for the tower structure but the antenna on the top who was 24 4 metre high 80 ft is 19 7 metre high 65 ft now 2 3 See also editList of mastsReferences edit Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003 203 July 2 2003 Government of Canada Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission CRTC 2007 09 20 ARCHIVED CBVE FM Quebec and its transmitter CBMZ FM Trois Rivieres Technical changes crtc gc ca Retrieved 2019 09 16 fybush com Tower Site of the Week Quebec City and Trois Rivieres QuebecExternal links editImplosion World Freak Accident Leads to Record Setting Blast Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CBC Tower Mont Carmel amp oldid 1156644892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
