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
Height
Antenna spire	627 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Design and construction
Owner	NBCUniversal LLC
Architect	Skidmore, Owings and 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. Formerly its former radio sister WMAQ/WSCR was located here. WSNS-TV is also located here.

The design, by Adrian D. Smith of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, is considered one of the finest reproductions of the Art Deco style and similar to the GE Building in New York City. The tower is further enhanced by the use of limestone piers and recessed tinted glass with granite spandrels.^[1] The building takes cues from the nearby landmark Tribune Tower with the use of flying buttresses. A 130-foot (40 m) broadcast tower and spire tops the skyscraper. WMAQ/NBC has STL and satellite facilities on the roof and does not actually transmit from the tower, as those facilities are atop Willis Tower. Formerly WMAQ radio/WSCR had its STL and studios here, but now these facilities are at Two Prudential Plaza as of 2006. However, WSCR does continue to transmit atop Willis Tower.

The building, located in the Cityfront Plaza area, contains 850,000 square feet (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 and WSNS's newscasts and WMAQ's 10pm newscasts are currently taped. Formerly The Jerry Springer Show, The Steve Wilkos Show and WMAQ/WSCR radio productions taped here. WSNS is also located here.^[2]

Tenants

WMAQ/NBC, WSNS/Telemundo and formerly WMAQ/WSCR radio studios were/are here. The Consulate-General of India in Chicago is located in Suite 850.^[3] The Consulate-General of South Korea in Chicago is located in Suite 2700.^[4]

• WMAQ-TV afternoon/evening newscasts (morning/noon newscasts tape at a satellite studio at 401 N. Michigan Ave., the 10 p.m. newscast remains in the tower)
• WMAQ/WSCR Radio (1989–2006)
• WSNS-TV (2002–present)

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–present, pilot shows only)
• Sports Action Team (2006–2007)
• The Steve Wilkos Show (2007–2009, moved to Connecticut in 2009)
• The Steve Harvey Show (Beginning in summer 2012)

Gallery

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: NBC Tower

• NBC Studios
• List of skyscrapers
• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings in Chicago
• World's tallest structures

References

External links

• Emporis listing
• Official website
• Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
• WMAQ's official website
• WSCR's official website
• [1]

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