CN TOWER ENTERTAINS KING WEST

The CN Tower is an awe-inspiring architectural and engineering wonder of the world that is a symbol of pride for Torontonians, Ontario residents and all Canadians.

As a resident of Toronto you may be so used to the urban landmark that you pay little attention to its towering presence or perhaps, you even discount the over-popularized national tourist attraction.

But if you look up at night from King West, you’ll see that the tall soldier who stands at attention all day comes to life with dancing brilliance as the sun goes down. The tower’s spectacular lighting system is designed to architecturally enhance the structure from bottom to top and each second after dark, the orchestrated night time illumination honours the legacy of this national icon and landmark.

At sunset each day, the CN Tower’s standard lighting sequence begins in red and white to honour our country. There is a short choreographed light show as each hour advances until early morning. In recognition of Canada’s holidays, change of season and dedicated municipal and national events, the tower may feature a special effect at the top of each hour or dedicate a specific colour or theme to the entire building.

The Tower continually entertains, blinking the night away with an intelligent LED illumination system that is energy and cost efficient and provides a number of added unique benefits:

Millions of colours and infinite effects
Microprocessor controlled, each fixture can produce 16.7 million colours. Intelligent digital control makes the system programmable from a single computer console. Each fixture has a unique “address” that can be programmed individually to create an infinite variety of lighting effects.

Directional lighting
Unlike conventional light sources, one of the unique benefits of LEDs is that they are directional; light output can be controlled and precisely directed. Therefore the resulting lighting will illuminate the Tower while ensuring light output does not “spill” or interfere with nearby hotels, office towers or residences.

Low maintenance
The LED technology installed at the CN Tower is designed to achieve excellent performance standards and with its intended use is expected to last in excess of 10 years, requiring minimal fixture replacement and maintenance. Unlike conventional lighting systems, the new system will not require frequent replacement and disposal of light bulbs. ip info . LEDs radiate little to no heat, they do not emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation or (IR) infrared which makes them ideal for illuminating areas at the Tower without degration such as the radome and other sensitive areas.

Special Lighting Requests
The CN Tower even extends special opportunity for dedicated nondenominational charitable events and recognized causes to gain widespread publicity through special themed lighting of Canada’s National Tower.  They consider requests based on the nature of the cause, the history and background of the organization, how the lighting will be used to benefit and how the CN Tower’s iconic image will be related.  All requests must be received in writing by the CN Tower at least 30 days in advance of light date requested.  Applicants will receive a written response stating whether it has been approved or not within one week of application receipt.

CN Tower LIGHTING SCHEDULE AND POLICY