Fairchild Television

All you want to know about Fairchild Television

Fairchild TV
Launched 1993
Owned by Fairchild Media Group (80%)
Television Broadcast Limited (20%)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario
Website Fairchild TV
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 717 (Toronto feed)
Channel 718 (Vancouver feed)
Star Choice Channel 801 (Vancouver feed)
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary

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 Metro Vancouver (Richmond, British Columbia).

Contents

History

Fairchild took over the Cantonese broadcasting licence from Chinavision Canada in 1993, and many members of the station's staff were employed by Chinavision.

Operations

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.

FTV operates two television channels: Fairchild TV in Cantonese and Talentvision in Mandarin. Both stations use programming from Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary.

Programs

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.

Current local programming list

Weekly/daily programs

Annual events

Current artistes & presenters

Name Active at FTV since Associated city Currently hosting Previously hosted Notables
Ada Luk
陸小雯		 2000 Vancouver Magazine 26 Smart Consumer Also news anchor for Fairchild TV News
Alan Ho
何偉圖		 2007 Toronto What’s On NTSA Toronto 2007 Second Runner-Up
Alice Ngan
顏智明		 2000 Toronto Timeline Magazine
Annabelle Louie
雷安娜		 1998 Vancouver Leisure Talk Cantonese Opera II 80’s Hong Kong Cantopop singer
Andy Lung
龍 本		 1999 Vancouver Saturday Sneak Preview Also DJ at FM 96.1
Angela Wai
韋文琪		 2001 Calgary Alberta Report Also DJ at FM 94.7
Anita Lee
李慧雅		 2000 Toronto Leisure Talk What’s On
Belinda Chan
陳寶儀		 2008 Calgary Alberta Report NTSA Calgary 2007 Winner
Belinda Yan
顏子菲		 2007 Toronto What’s On MCT 2006 First Runner-Up
Benny Yau
邱穟恆		 2000 Vancouver What’s On, Angling Unlimited NTSA Vancouver 2000 First Runner-Up
Brian Chan
陳本岡		 2008 Vancouver What’s On Also DJ at AM 1470
Cleo Ng
吳嘉栩		 2003 Toronto What’s On
Bernice Taam
譚鄭瑛玲		 1995 Vancouver Cooking is Fun series
Ca Lee Mo
毛嘉莉		 2006 Vancouver What’s On Modern Design
Cherry Kwok
郭鈺淳		 2008 Vancouver What’s On NTSA Vancouver 2008 Finalist
Danny Lau
劉沛龍		 2005 Vancouver Leisure Talk Education in Canada Also DJ at AM 1470
Delon Lew
廖德隆		 1999 Vancouver Saturday Sneak Preview Also DJ at AM 1470
Elva Ni
倪晨曦		 2006 Toronto What’s On MCT 2005 Winner
Emily Ng
吳小盼		 2008 Vancouver Martial Art Rhythm
Gary Yan
甄嘉亮		 2008 Vancouver What's On NTSA Vancouver 2008 Finalist
Grace Xiao
曉 露		 2006 Toronto Mandarin Profile
Herbert Au-Yeung
歐陽兆君		 2001 Calgary Alberta Report Also DJ at FM 94.7
Ivy Hou
侯薔薔		 2008 Toronto What's Om MCT 2008 First Runner-Up
Jackie Tse
謝展基		 2008 Vancouver What's On Also DJ at AM 1470
Jennifer Lo
羅爵暉		 2000 Toronto Leisure Talk Toyota World of Wildlife Also DJ at AM 1430
Jessica Cheung
張葆頤		 2005 Vancouver What’s On NTSA Vancouver 2005 Finalist
Jessica Choi
蔡凱欣		 2008 Vancouver What’s On Miss Chinese Vancouver 2007
Kenneth Lau
劉家逸		 2004 Vancouver What’s On Broadway Camera Photography II
Louise Wu
胡美玉		 2002 Vancouver Leisure Talk Vancouver Film & Television Artiste Society chairperson
Mary Lo
盧玉鳳		 1995 Vancouver Leisure Talk Hit Music Zone Also DJ at AM 1470
Paul Tam
譚振江		 2008 Vancouver Martial Art Rhythm
Rebecca Liu
劉雨薇		 2006 Toronto Mandarin Profile
Ricky Cheung
張文謙		 1993 Vancouver Leisure Talk Fast & Fun English, Broadway Camera Fun with DV
Rita Cheang
鄭敏銳		 2005 Calgary Alberta Report Also DJ at FM 94.7
Sandy Cheung
張梓欣		 2003 Vancouver Leisure Talk What’s On NTSA Vancouver 2002 Finalist
Shan Tam
譚芷珊		 2004 Vancouver Saturday Sneak Peek Canadian film producer
Spencer Gall
過智溢		 2004 Vancouver Magazine 26 Smart Consumer Also news anchor for Fairchild TV News
Sunny Chan
陳星南		 2007 Vancouver What’s On Also DJ at AM 1470
Susanna Chan
陳銘莉		 2007 Toronto What’s On NTSA Toronto 2007 First Runner-Up
Thomas Chong
莊子軒		 2005 Toronto What's On NTSA Toronto 2004 Second Runner-Up
Tommy Yu
余應雄		 2004 Toronto Leisure Talk
Tony Ma
馬光浩		 2005 Vancouver Saturday Sneak Peek Also DJ at FM 96.1
Vincent
阿 晨		 2008 Vancouver What's On Also DJ at FM 96.1
Vincent Law
羅偉承		 2008 Calgary Alberta Report NTSA Calgary 2007 Trendy Image Award
Virginia Mok
莫綺雯		 2006 Vancouver Leisure Talk Slimming Beauty
Wendy Chan
陳曉瑩		 2008 Vancouver Lifestyles of Seniors Miss Asia Pageant 1985 Finalist
William Ho
何活權		 2004 Vancouver Leisure Talk Cantonese Opera III Also DJ at AM 1470

Notable former presenters

The following is a list of former Fairchild Television presenters that are currently affiliated with other media outlets.

See also

Rival Stations

  • OMNI BC - Fairchild's main competitor in Metro Vancouver
  • OMNI.2 - Fairchild's competitor in Metro Toronto

External links

v • d • e
Fairchild Group
Television
Fairchild TV • Talentvision
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
Retail
Thomson and Fenn Trading Ltd.
Foreign Investments
Stone Group (50% through Fairchild Investments Ltd.)
v • d • e
Chinese language television in North America
The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese
 Canada
Fairchild TV • Talentvision • Omni BC (Vancouver) • Omni Edmonton (Edmonton)• Omni Calgary (Calgary) • Omni.2 (Toronto) • CJNT (Montreal) • Shaw Multicultural Channel (Vancouver) • Shaw Phoenix North America Channel (Vancouver)
 United States
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