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So, Why Build A Tower In The First Place? During Toronto's building boom in the early 70's, a serious problem was developing. People were experiencing poor quality television. The pre-skyscraper transmission towers of Toronto stations were simply not high enough a ....

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.... of this, we enjoy some of the clearest TV and radio reception in North America. An extra little tidbit you may not have known: It wasn't until late in the design process that the architects decided to turn the Tower into a Tourist Attraction. These are the hard facts. The was built by the Canadian National Railway. Opened to the public on June 26, 1976 Official opening on October 1, 1976 Original cost: $63 million Adjusted cost (1997 dollars): $250 million Total construction time: 40 months Number of construction workers: 1,537 Total weight of the Tower: 117,910 metric tonnes (130,000 tons) Volume of concrete: 40,523.8 cubic m ....