Ryan Tower

Ryan Tower is a 228.9-metre (751 ft) tall guyed mast above the Clifford Slope of Camp Fortune in Chelsea, Quebec, Canada. The tower is used to support broadcast antennas for TV and FM transmitters located at the CBC-owned and operated facility.

History

Sponsored by CFRA-FM owner Frank Ryan, the tower was erected at the foot of the Carp Ridge near the town of Hazeldean, Ontario (present-day Ottawa), by helicopter in 1961. Ist top was 580 metres (1,900 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the Ottawa/Gatineau area and was an easy-to-spot landmark. The tower would later be disassembled and relocated to the Camp Fortune site for improved coverage. A portion of the tower still exists and is visible from Hazeldean Road. It is currently used as a cellular network hub site.

An old tower (painted red and white to comply with Transport Canada and Department of Communications Regulations Concerning Broadcast Towers), 38 meters (123.5') dating from 1961 was the original antenna support structure for the radio station CFMO-FM, was taken down on November 4, 2012 and the current gray tower visible at the Camp Fortune site is actually the nearby replacement tower.

It stood as the 15th tallest guyed structure in Canada, and provides a large portion of the Ottawa Valley's broadcast television and radio signals.

The Frank Ryan Tower was taken down by crane after cutting the tower guy lines on Sunday, November 4, 2012. The microwave television link and FM radio antennas were moved to a new tower.

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