| 9 Channel Nine Court | |
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 9 Channel Nine Court as seen fromOntario Highway 401 | |
 Interactive map of 9 Channel Nine Court | |
| Alternative names | 9 Dave Devall Way CTV Toronto Studios CFTO-TV Studios Bell Media Agincourt |
| General information | |
| Location | 9 Channel Nine Court Toronto,Ontario M1S 4B5 |
| Coordinates | 43°46′58″N79°15′26″W / 43.78278°N 79.25722°W /43.78278; -79.25722 |
| Current tenants | CTV Television Network CFTO-DT CTV News Channel TSN USA Network CP24 |
| Owner | Bell Media |
9 Channel Nine Court (alternatively known as theCTV Toronto Studios,CFTO-TV Studios, Glen Warren Studios orBell Media Agincourt and temporarily known as9Dave Devall Way)[1][2] is an office and studio complex owned byBell Media (formerly CTVglobemedia) in theAgincourt neighbourhood ofScarborough, Ontario, Canada. The civic address of the complex refers to the over-the-air channel on which CFTO-TV, the building's original tenant, broadcast. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection ofHighway 401 andMcCowan Road near theScarborough City Centre.
CTV Television Network started using the studio forCTV News's local Toronto broadcasts in the mid-1960s; its head offices were located inDowntown Toronto. Original programming included the children's showThe Professor's Hideaway.[3] The land for the studios was once part of the 80 ha property of settler George Scott (1795-1865) It was the Scotts farm from 1829 to 1943 and remained farmland until the television studios were built.
The station was acquired by CFTO's parent,Baton Broadcasting, in 1997. It is now home to CTV, its flagship stationCFTO-DT (CTV Toronto), andThe Sports Network (TSN). It was previously the headquarters of CTVglobemedia and its predecessors until it was relocated to299 Queen Street West in 2008 when it became Bell Media.
Many scenes of the filmNetwork were filmed at CFTO studios.[4] This includes the famous scene whereHoward Beale (portrayed byPeter Finch) proclaimed "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"[5]
In addition toCTV andCFTO, channels based at the Agincourt complex include:
The complex also houses themaster control facilities for several other CTV stations in Eastern and Central Canada, specifically:
CTV 2 had its master control facilities moved here in 2011, housing the following stations:
In addition the building also serves as the home for the technical operations of Bell Media's all-sports radio station in TorontoCHUM which launched on April 13, 2011.
From 2001 until early 2008, both TSN and its main competitorRogers Sportsnet were based at the Agincourt complex. Sportsnet, originally controlled by CTV before the latter's acquisition of TSN in 2000, had been based there since its launch in 1998, but did not move out immediately after TSN moved in.
Hence, when on-air hosts, such asDarren Dreger, moved from one channel to the other, it was referred to as "crossing theparking lot" or, less commonly, "crossing the street". Some at Sportsnet had complained about feeling like "poor country cousins" to CTV and TSN at Agincourt.[6]
This peculiarity had been made light of by a couple of notable hosts on Rogers Sportsnet.Bob McCown, a radio host on Rogers-ownedCJCL, had constantly commented on his showPrime Time Sports (a simulcast of his radio show on The Fan 590) that Sportsnet executives throw bottles across the street at the TSN studios. In addition,Sportsnet Connected anchor Sean McCormick had openly stated on-air that he drives to work with his wife,Jennifer Hedger, who anchorsSportsCentre on TSN.
This arrangement ended on April 30, 2008, when Rogers Sportsnet moved broadcast operations from the Agincourt complex to a new studio in theRogers Building, a cluster of buildings in the Mount Pleasant-Jarvis Street area ofdowntown Toronto.[6]
Alongside 9 Channel Nine Court, several other Bell Media properties are operated from other facilities in the Toronto area: