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Fairchild TV
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| Fairchild TV | |
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| Launched | 1993 |
| Owned by | Fairchild Media Group (80%) Television Broadcast Limited (20%) |
| Country |  Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | www.fairchildtv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 717 (Toronto feed) Channel 718 (Vancouver feed) |
| Star Choice | Channel 801 (Vancouver feed) |
| Cable | |
| Cogeco | Channel 100 (Vancouver feed) |
| EastLink | Channel 391 (Vancouver feed) |
| Mountain Cablevision | Channel 301 (Vancouver feed) |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 601 (Toronto feed) Channel 603 (Vancouver feed) |
| Shaw Cable | Channel 230 (Vancouver feed) Channel 231 (Toronto feed) |
| Vidéotron | Channel 251 (Toronto feed) |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| MTS | Channel 506 (Vancouver feed) |
| SaskTel | Channel 291 (Vancouver feed) |
| Telus TV | Channel 500 (Vancouver feed) Channel 501 (Toronto feed) |
Fairchild TV or FTV (Chinese: 新時代電視) is a Canadian Cantonese cable television specialty channel. It is co-owned by majority owner Fairchild Media Group (a subsidiary of the Fairchild Group) and Television Broadcast Limited which owns 20% of the business. Fairchild TV has studios in the Greater Toronto Area (Richmond Hill, Ontario) and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Fairchild took over the Cantonese broadcasting licence from Chinavision Canada in 1993, and many members of the station's staff were employed by Chinavision.
In Ontario, Fairchild TV signs on at 6:00am EST and signs off at 4:05 a.m. EST. In Metropolitan Vancouver, Fairchild TV signs on at 6:00 a.m. PST and signs off at 4:05 a.m. PST. In Calgary and Edmonton, Fairchild TV signs on at 7:00 a.m. MST and signs off at 5:05 a.m. MST.
More than 475,000 Chinese Canadians across Canada watch Fairchild Television each day, roughly 70% of the whole Chinese population in Canada. Fairchild TV is Chinese Canadians' number one choice media.[citation needed]
FTV has two stations: Fairchild TV in Cantonese and Talentvision in Mandarin. Both stations use programming from Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary.
Fairchild TV broadcasts local (Canadian) and overseas (Asian) programming in the Cantonese language. It also serves as an overseas station of Hong Kong television station, TVB. Due to that, Fairchild TV broadcasts TVB programmes, although at a time delay of up to one year due to obtaining overseas broadcasting right. Fairchild TV also organizes annual events, such as the Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant, Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant, New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition, New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition and Calgary New Talent Singing Awards. These programs are broadcast live nationally. Many of the contestants from these contests have gone on to hosting television shows on Fairchild TV and some earn fame in Asia. Most notable is Bernice Liu and Linda Chung, both former Miss Chinese Vancouver and Miss Chinese International winners, and Jacky Chu, Elva Hsiao and Jade Kwan of New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition.
- Chung Ming Poon (潘宗明), TVB sportscaster and presenter from 80s and 90s, currently a DJ for Fairchild Radio Toronto and hosts Lesiure Talk for Fairchild TV. (Toronto)
- Ricky Cheung (張文謙), former Fairchild Radio Vancouver DJ, currently hosts Leisure Talk. (Vancouver)
- Delon Lew (廖德隆), works for both Fairchild TV and Fairchild Radio Vancouver, currently hosts Saturday Sneak Preview. (Vancouver)
- Benny Yau (邱穟恆), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2000 First Runner-Up, former host of What's On (Vancouver)
- Mary Lo (盧玉鳳), popular former Hong Kong DJ. Currently works for Fairchild Radio Vancouver as a DJ and hosts Leisure Talk on Fairchild TV. (Vancouver)
- Annabelle Louie (雷安娜), popular former Hong Kong Cantopop singer from the 80s, currently hosts Leisure Talk. (Vancouver)
- Louise Wu (胡美玉), former TVB contract artist, former host of Leisure Talk and currently chairperson of Vancouver Film and Television Artists Society. (Vancouver)
- Shan Tam (譚芷珊), successful Canadian movie producer, currently co-hosts Saturday Sneak Preview. (Vancouver)
- Anita Lee (李慧雅), discovered by Fairchild Television, currently hosts Leisure Talk. (Toronto)
- Sandy Cheung (張梓欣), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2002 Finalist, currently hosts What's On & Leisure Talk (Vancouver)
- Alberta Report 亞省面面觀
- Leisure Talk 大城小聚
- Morning Exercise 最緊要運動
- Saturday Sneak Preview 星期六搜畫
- Timeline Magazine 時代雜誌
- What's On 熒幕八爪娛
- Calgary New Talent Singing Awards 卡加利新秀歌唱大賽
- Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 多倫多華裔小姐競選
- Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant 溫哥華華裔小姐競選
- New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition 新秀歌唱大賽多倫多選拔賽
- New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽
The following is a list of former Fairchild Television presenters that are currently affiliated with other media outlets.
- Dominic Lam (林嘉華), popular former Hong Kong television actor from the 80s and 90s. Prominent Fairchild TV Toronto presenter and Fairchild Radio Toronto DJ. Returned to Hong Kong entertainment industry, signing with TVB in 2007.
- Lily Hong (康子妮), hosted a few programs for Fairchild TV Toronto in the late 90s to early 2000s. Current TVB contract artiste.
- Monica Lo (盧淑儀), Miss Chinese Toronto 1996 and Miss Chinese International 1997, hosted for Fairchild TV Toronto. Current Hong Kong film actress and model.
- Walter Ngai (倪啟瑞), prominent Fairchild TV Vancouver presenter. Currently a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited.
- Eric Li (李潤庭), former Fairchild TV Vancouver presenter and news anchor. Currently a presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong.
- Janis Chan (陳貝兒), former Fairchild Radio Vancouver DJ and host of What's On Vancouver. Currently a presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment news channel.
- Maggie Hou (侯佳慧), former model and Fairchild TV Vancouver presenter. Currently a presenter for TVB's entertainment news channel.
- Kenny Wong (黃子俊), former host of What's On Vancovuer. Currently a presenter for Cable TV Hong Kong's entertainment news channel.
- Eunice Ho (何詠雯), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2003 Finalist, former host of What's On Vancouver. Currently a television presenter for TVB's entertainment news channel.
- Aimee Chan (陳茵媺) & Janet Chow (周家蔚), Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004 Finalists, former hosts of What's On Toronto. Entered Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2006; Chan won the crown, Chow won first runner-up; both current TVB contract artistes.
- Kayi Cheung (張嘉兒), Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant 2005 Vivacious Beauty award winner, former host of What's On Vancouver. Entered Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2007 and won the crown.
- Channel M - Fairchild's main competitor in Metro Vancouver
- OMNI.2 - Fairchild's competitor in Metro Toronto
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| Television | Fairchild TV • Talentvision • FLS Channel (Planned channel) |
| Radio Stations | CHKF • CHKG • CHKT • CIRV • CJVB |
| Film Making | Fairchild Films International Ltd. |
| Real Estate Developments | Aberdeen Centre • Aberdeen Residence • English Bay Village • Fairchild Square |
| Publishing | Popular lifestyle and Entertainment Magazine |
| Telecommunications | eSeeNet.com Ltd. • eSeeHosting • Lynx Communications |
| Trading | Hutchison Imports |
