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Shaw Court is the headquarters of Shaw Communications operations in Alberta, located in Calgary.

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Location

Shaw Court is located at the intersection of 3 Avenue and 6 Street SW on the north edge of downtown Calgary.

Functions

Apart from being the main operations base for Shaw's Alberta interests, Shaw Court was also home to Corus Entertainment's three Calgary radio stations: Country 105, Q107, and AM 770 CHQR. In September 2015, these stations were moved to their current location at 3320 17th Avenue SW.

Shaw court has a 2 level underground parkade.

News

On July 10, 2012, an electrical fire wiped out radio stations, internet service, 911 service in the downtown core, cable TV service and much of city hall's phone system. Three radio stations - Country 105, AM 770 and Q 107 - were off-air.

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Coordinates: 51°03′00″N114°04′30″W / 51.050°N 114.075°W / 51.050; -114.075

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