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Fairchild TV

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Fairchild TV
Fairchild TV logo
Fairchild TV Studio in Richmond Hill
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersRichmond, British Columbia
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)Cantonese
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerFairchild Group (80%)
TVB (20%)
Sister channelsFairchild TV 2
Talentvision
History
LaunchedMay 23, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-05-23)
Links
WebsiteFairchild TV (in Cantonese)
Fairchild TV
Traditional Chinese新時代電視
Simplified Chinese新时代电视
Literal meaningNew Era Television
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnshídài diànshì
Wade–GilesHsinshihtai tienshih
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSan1si4doi6 din6si6

Fairchild TV or FTV (新時代電視), is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt specialty channel.[1] It is owned by Fairchild Group, with Hong Kong broadcaster TVB holding a 20% minority stake. Fairchild TV has studios in the Greater Toronto Area (Richmond Hill, Ontario) and Greater Vancouver (inside Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, British Columbia).

The channel's origins can be traced to the Cantonese broadcasting service, Chinavision Canada was rebranded as Fairchild TV in 1993 when Thomas Fung purchased Chinavision.

Operations

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Up until October 1, 2022, Fairchild TV signed on at 06:00 EST and signed off at 03:35 EST in the Greater Toronto Area. In Greater Vancouver, Fairchild TV signed on at 06:00 PST and signed off at 03:35 PST. On October 1, 2022, Fairchild TV switched to a 24-hour schedule.

More than 475,000 Chinese Canadians across Canada watch Fairchild Television each day, roughly 30% of the whole Chinese population in Canada.

Until September 1, 2020, FTV operated two standard definition television channels: Fairchild TV in Cantonese and Talentvision in Mandarin. Both stations use programming from Vancouver and Toronto. On May 23, 2013, Fairchild TV launched two High Definition (HD) channels: Fairchild TV 2 HD in Cantonese and Talentvision 2 HD in Mandarin (ceased operations in July 2016). On September 1, 2020, Fairchild TV and Talenvision were upgraded to High Definition. Fairchild TV 2 "HD" signage was removed and renamed Fairchild TV 2.

Fairchild TV's logo used from 1993 to 2013.

Programs

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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 rights. It has also broadcast programs from other Hong Kong television stations including ATV (previously), ViuTV, and additionally feature popular Mainland Chinese programmes. Fairchild TV also organises 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 are Bernice Liu (廖碧兒), Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣), and Leanne Li (李亞男), they were former Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant and Miss Chinese International Pageant winners, and Jacky Chu, Elva Hsiao and Jade Kwan of New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition.

Current local programming list

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Weekly/daily programs

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  • Morning Exercise 最緊要運動
  • Timeline Magazine 時代雜誌
  • What's On 熒幕八爪娛
  • Magazine 26 26分鐘見證實錄
  • Media Focus 傳媒對焦
  • Chatting Platform 時事評台

Annual events

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Current artistes & presenters

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Name Active at FTV since Associated city Currently hosting Previously hosted Notables
Ada Luk
陆小雯 		2000 Vancouver Magazine 26 Smart Consumer Also news anchor for Fairchild TV News
Annabelle Louie
雷安娜 		1998 Vancouver Leisure Talk, Cantonese Opera II 80s Hong Kong Cantopop singer
Bernice Taam
譚鄭瑛玲 		1995 Vancouver Cooking is Fun series
Chung-Ming Poon
潘宗明 		1998 Toronto Leisure Talk previous Hong Kong TVB presenter
Deborah Moore
狄寶娜摩亞 		1995 Vancouver Living with Deborah Miss Hong Kong 1981 Second Runner-up. Also Program Hostess at AM 1470
Delon Lew
廖德隆 		1999 Vancouver Saturday Sneak Preview Also DJ at AM 1470
Dominic Lam
林嘉華 		1995 Toronto Leisure Talk Current TVB contract artiste in Hong Kong. Also DJ at AM 1430 in Toronto
Kenneth Lau
劉家逸 		2004 Vancouver Broadway Camera Photography II

What’s On

Now news anchor for Fairchild TV News
Mary Lo
盧玉鳳 		1995 Vancouver Hit Music Zone

Leisure Talk

Also DJ at AM 1470
Ricky Cheung
張文謙 		1993 Vancouver Fast & Fun English, Broadway Camera Fun with DV

Leisure Talk

William Ho
何活權 		2004 Vancouver Cantonese Opera III

Leisure Talk

Also Morning Radio Show host at AM 1470
Leo Shiu
蕭嘉俊 		2001 Toronto What's On

Leisure Talk

Rita Cheang
鄭敏銳 		2005 Calgary Alberta Report Also DJ at FM 94.7

Notable former presenters

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Waging a war over a large, wealthy, educated audience ; Fairchild TV and CFMT are battling it out to deliver the news to Canada's Chinese community". Toronto Star, February 28, 1999.
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