Ryan Tower is a 228.9 metre (750 feet) tall guyed mast that was erected in 1968. Standing on the Clifford Slope of
Camp FortuneCamp Fortune is a commercial alpine ski center. It is located in the Gatineau Hills north of Gatineau, Quebec, approximately 15 minutes from Downtown Ottawa, Ontario....
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Chelsea, QuebecChelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and about 15 minutes drive north from Ottawa. Chelsea is located within Canada's National Capital Region. In 2006 the population was 6703....
, its top is 1,900 feet (580 metres) above sea level, making it the highest point in the
OttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada and a municipality within the Province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and...
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GatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada, the third largest by population in the province. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and is located within Canada's National Capital Region...
area and an easy-to-spot landmark.
Ryan Tower is a 228.9 metre (750 feet) tall guyed mast that was erected in 1968. Standing on the Clifford Slope of
Camp FortuneCamp Fortune is a commercial alpine ski center. It is located in the Gatineau Hills north of Gatineau, Quebec, approximately 15 minutes from Downtown Ottawa, Ontario....
in
Chelsea, QuebecChelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada and about 15 minutes drive north from Ottawa. Chelsea is located within Canada's National Capital Region. In 2006 the population was 6703....
, its top is 1,900 feet (580 metres) above sea level, making it the highest point in the
OttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada and a municipality within the Province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and...
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GatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada, the third largest by population in the province. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and is located within Canada's National Capital Region...
area and an easy-to-spot landmark.
The tower originally stood at the foot of the Carp Ridge in the town of Hazeldean, Ontario (present-day
KanataKanata is a Mohawk word, meaning "village" or "settlement." Until the mid-20th century, this word was thought to have been the origin of Canada's name. But, as evidenced by the journal of Jacques Cartier about his voyage to present-day Quebec, Canada, in the early 16th century, Canada's name stems...
), and was disassembled in sections and relocated to its current location for superior coverage.
Today it stands as the 15th tallest guyed structure in Canada, providing a large portion of the
Ottawa ValleyThe Ottawa Valley is the Eastern Ontario valley surrounding the Ottawa River for the west-east portion of its path through the Canadian Shield from Mattawa to Hawkesbury. Because of the surrounding shield, the valley is narrow at its western end, then becomes increasingly wide as it progresses...
's broadcast television and radio signals.
FM radio stations
broadcastingBroadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. The audience may be the general public or a relatively large sub-audience, such as children or young adults....
from the Ryan Tower include:
- CILV
CILV-FM is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts at 88.5 FM in Ottawa, Canada. The station is owned and operated by Newcap Broadcasting and airs a modern rock format with the brand name LiVE 88.5....
88.5
- CHUO
CHUO-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio radio station, broadcasting at 89.1 FM in Ottawa, on Roger's digital cable on channel 943, via Real Audio stream and in MP3...
89.1
- CIHT
CIHT-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a CHR format at 89.9 on the FM dial in Ottawa, Ontario under the branding HOT 89.9...
89.9
- CBOF
CBOF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , it broadcasts on 90.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 84,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna.The station has an ad-free news/talk format and...
90.7
- CBO
CBO-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station in Ottawa, airing at 91.5 FM, and serves much of Eastern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.-History:...
91.5
- CKCU
CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Ottawa, and offering a live Real Audio stream and MP3 stream from its website. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year....
93.1
- CKKL
CKKL-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 93.9 on the FM dial in Ottawa. The station uses the on-air brand name Bob FM.The station was originally launched in 1947 as CFRA-FM, simulcasting the programming of its AM sister station. In 1959, the station began airing some separate programming...
93.9
- CIMF
CIMF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 84,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
94.9
- CJMJ
CJMJ-FM is an adult contemporary radio station at 100.3 FM in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station uses the brand name Majic 100, and promotes itself as "Ottawa's Soft Rock". It is also one of three adult contemporary outlets owned by CTVglobemedia...
100.3
- CBOX
CBOX-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Société Radio-Canada's Espace musique network at 102.5 FM in Ottawa, Ontario. This station was formerly known as CBOF-FM, until 1991, when sister station CBOF converted to the FM dial....
102.5
- CBOQ
CBOQ-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Radio Two network at 103.3 FM in Ottawa, Ontario.The station was launched in 1947 as CBO-FM...
103.3
- CKTF
CKTF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 19,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
104.1
- CISS
CISS-FM is a Canadian radio station in Ottawa, Ontario. The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 105.3 on the FM dial, using the brand name 105.3 Kiss FM.-History:...
105.3
- CHEZ
CHEZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic rock at 106.1 FM in Ottawa. The station uses the brand name CHEZ 106 .-History:...
106.1
- CKQB
CKQB-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106.9 FM in Ottawa and 99.9 FM in Pembroke...
106.9
Television stations broadcasting from the Ryan Tower include:
(all analog unless specified)
- CBOT
CBOT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Ottawa, Ontario. The third television station in Canada, CBOT went on the air for the first time on June 2, 1953. It is located in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre....
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- CIII-TV
CIII-TV is a television station owned by Canwest that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. From its launch in 1974 until 2009, the station's main transmitter was licensed to Paris, a small town near Brantford, but following a license amendment in 2009, Toronto is now...
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- CBOFT
CBOFT is the Radio-Canada station serving Franco-Ontarians in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, and the Québécois in the Outaouais region of Quebec. It is also the flagship of the provincewide "Ontario-Outaouais" network...
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- CJOH-TV
CJOH-TV is a television station serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the surrounding region...
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- CKXT-DT
CKXT-TV is an independent broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is currently owned by Groupe TVA and Sun Media, both divisions of Quebecor Media...
20 (digital)
- CBOFT-DT
CBOFT is the Radio-Canada station serving Franco-Ontarians in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, and the Québécois in the Outaouais region of Quebec. It is also the flagship of the provincewide "Ontario-Outaouais" network...
22 (digital)
- CICO-TV
TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO, is a publicly-funded, educational English language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario...
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- CBOT-DT
CBOT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Ottawa, Ontario. The third television station in Canada, CBOT went on the air for the first time on June 2, 1953. It is located in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre....
25 (digital)
- CIVO-TV
Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
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- CFGS-TV
CFGS-TV is a television station in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is affiliated with the V network, and also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring city of Ottawa, Ontario...
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- CHOT-TV
CHOT-TV is a television station in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is affiliated with the TVA network, and also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring city of Ottawa, Ontario...
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See also
- Tallest structures in Canada
- List of masts
- Gatineau Hills
The Gatineau Hills are a geological formation in Canada that makes up part of the southern tip of the Canadian Shield, and acts as the northern shoulder of the Ottawa Valley...
- Camp Fortune
Camp Fortune is a commercial alpine ski center. It is located in the Gatineau Hills north of Gatineau, Quebec, approximately 15 minutes from Downtown Ottawa, Ontario....