The Ling Long Pagoda, or the Linglong Tower, is a multifunctional studio tower that is located near the Olympic Cauldron. It sits on the northwest sie of the Bird's Nest Stadium. "Ling Long" (玲珑) means delicate, and is referred to as the Delicate Tower in Chinese. The permanent structure is a three-sided tower. The tower contains 6 occupiable pods with open space in between. One of the pods displays the Olympic rings. It is 128m tall, with 7 occupiable floors, each an equilateral triangle. The floors are subdivided into two levels. The glass-walled pods are held up by three supporting ribs at the three corners. The tower is operated by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting. Some international broadcast studios are located in the pods of the tower, offering skyline views as backdrops of Olympic broadcasts. CCTV, BBC, CBC Television for both French and English networks, France Télévisions - France 2 & France 3, Televisa, and TV Azteca share use of the tower's studio facilities. CBC occupies the fourth pod from the bottom. BBC occupies the second pod from the bottom. France Television is also on the third floor. NBC's Today Show tapes from the ground floor.