NBC Tower

NBC Tower
NBC Tower with peacock logo
General information
Type	Office
Location	Chicago
Coordinates	41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106Coordinates: 41°53′24″N 87°37′16″W / 41.889955°N 87.621106°W / 41.889955; -87.621106
Completed	1989
Owner	Metropolis Investment Holdings Inc.
Height
Antenna spire	627 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

The NBC Tower is an office tower on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States located at 454 North Columbus Drive (455 North Cityfront Plaza is also used as a vanity address for the building) in downtown Chicago's Magnificent Mile area. Completed in 1989, the 37-story building reaches a height of 627 feet (191 m). NBC's Chicago offices, studios, and owned-and-operated station WMAQ-TV are located here as of 1989 and on October 1, 1989, WMAQ-TV broadcast their first newscast at 10 pm that evening at their new home, NBC Tower with the then-weeknight news team of Ron Magers, Carol Marin, John Coleman and Mark Giangreco.^[1] Later, Telemundo O&O WSNS-TV since their 2002 purchase by NBC. Formerly its former radio sister WMAQ/WSCR was located here. NBC's former Chicago FM property, WKQX and its sister station WLUP will move their studios to the NBC Tower in the summer of 2016.

The design, by Adrian D. Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is considered one of the finest reproductions of the Art Deco style. It was inspired by 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, NBC's headquarters. The tower is further enhanced by the use of limestone piers and recessed tinted glass with granite spandrels.^[2] The building takes additional cues from the nearby landmark Tribune Tower with the use of flying buttresses. A 130 ft (40 m) broadcast tower and spire tops the skyscraper. WMAQ and WSNS have STL and satellite facilities on the roof; the STLs link to WMAQ and WSNS's transmitter facilities atop the Willis Tower. WMAQ radio/WSCR studios and STL were located in the building until 2006 when they relocated to Two Prudential Plaza.

The building, located in the Cityfront Plaza area, contains 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m²) of space and three floors of underground parking with 261 spaces. Connected to the main tower is a four-story radio and television broadcasting facility where popular shows such as Judge Mathis, Steve Harvey and WSNS's newscasts and WMAQ's newscasts are currently taped, and was the former recording facility for The Jerry Springer Show and The Steve Wilkos Show before their tax credit-influenced move to Stamford, Connecticut in 2009. It was also home to the 90's syndicated improv/sketch show Kwik Witz.^[3]

Tenants

WMAQ/NBC, WSNS/Telemundo are located in the building. The Consulate-General of India in Chicago is located in Suite 850.^[4] The Consulate-General of South Korea in Chicago is located in Suite 2700.^[5] The Consulate-General of Lithuania in Chicago is located in Suite 800.^[6] CBS Television Distribution's Chicago branch is located in suite 2910.

WMAQ-TV newscasts
WSNS-TV (2002–present)

From the tower's opening to 2006, WMAQ/WSCR radio studios were also located in the building; the stations relocated.

In February 2016, Alternative station WKQX announced that they will be moving from their longtime home in the Merchandise Mart to a new studio in the tower. The new studio is expected to be complete by May or June; until such time WKQX will operate temporarily from the former WLS studios at 190 N. State St.

Shows recorded

In addition to housing these entities, the studios were/are home to the following shows:

iVillage Live (2007)
The Jenny Jones Show (1991–2003)
The Jerry Springer Show (1991–present; originated from here from 1992 to 2009)
Judge Jeanine Pirro (2008–2011)
Judge Mathis (1999–present)
Kwik Witz (1996–1999)
Merv Griffin's Crosswords (2007–2008, pilot shows only)
Sports Action Team (2006–2007)
The Steve Wilkos Show (2007–2009, moved to Connecticut in 2009)
Steve Harvey (2012–present)

Gallery

Looking North at Night
Looking East
Looking North
Columbus Drive entrance

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duv9EV7hm0c&t=33s
↑ "NBC Tower". Chicago Architecture Info. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
↑ "NBC Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
↑ "Location of the Consulate". Consulate-General of India: Chicago. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
↑ "Location/Contact". Consulate-General of Turkish in Chicago suite 2900, Consulate General of South Korea in Chicago suite 2700. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
↑ "Čikagos centre plevėsuoja trispalvė". Draugas (in Lithuanian). Chicago, Illinois: Lithuanian Catholic Press Society. August 15, 2015. p. 1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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