Bell Aliant Tower, Television tower in downtown Moncton, Canada
Bell Aliant Tower is a 127-metre reinforced concrete tower at Botsford and Queen Streets in downtown Moncton, New Brunswick. It provides directional radio services and is the tallest structure in Moncton, standing 46 metres above the neighbouring Place L'Assomption. It is the fifteenth tallest freestanding structure in Atlantic Canada.
NBTel built the tower after the City of Moncton approved the Place L'Assomption high-rise complex, which would have blocked microwave signals to its 135-foot steel tower downtown. Excavation began on 21 September 1970, the concrete shaft was slip-formed from 4 to 20 November 1970, and the tower opened in early June 1971. It was then the tallest microwave tower of its kind in North America.
The tower occupies the site of Moncton's first telephone exchange established in 1883, marking where early telecommunications connections began in the region. It remains part of the city's identity as a physical reminder of how communication technology transformed daily life.
The structure is visible from the city plaza and dominates the skyline with its slender height and distinctive shape. Visitors can best appreciate its scale by viewing it from different vantage points throughout downtown.
Only two people ever stood on the red beacon at the top during construction: engineers Bob Sweet and John Brophi. The tower was built on the corner of Botsford and Queen Streets, the site of Moncton's first telephone exchange, started in 1883 by George C. Peters with five subscribers.
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