Fairchild_Television

Fairchild TV

Fairchild TV

Canadian Cantonese language channel

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).

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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

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

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

Weekly/daily programs

  • 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

Current artistes & presenters

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Notable former presenters

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

See also

References

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    "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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