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Fairchild TV
Launched 1993
Owned by Fairchild Media Group (80%)
Television Broadcast Limited (20%)
Country Flag of Canada 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 (新時代電視) or FTV 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. Image File history File links LOGOFTV.jpg Fairchild TV logo. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fairchild Group (新時代集團, Pinyin: XÄ«nshídài jítuán) is a well diversified business conglomerate in Canada, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Bell ExpressVu is the division of Bell Canada that provides satellite television service across Canada. ... Star Choice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... Cogeco (TSX: CGO) is a Canadian media and communications company. ... Bragg Communications Inc. ... Mountain Cable is one of three cable television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario and its surrounding area. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Shaw Communications Inc. ... Vidéotron Limited is an integrated communications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, wireless communication and Internet access services, serving Quebec, Canada. ... This article is about internet protocol television. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Manitoba Telecom Services TSX: MBT, or MTS, (formerly Manitoba Telephone System) is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the third largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees. ... Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel) is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of The Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... This article is about all of the Cantonese (Yue) dialects. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... The Fairchild Group (新時代集團, Pinyin: XÄ«nshídài jítuán) is a well diversified business conglomerate in Canada, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Fairchild Group (新時代集團, Pinyin: XÄ«nshídài jítuán) is a well diversified business conglomerate in Canada, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Contents

History

Fairchild took over the Cantonese broadcasting license from Chinavision Canada in 1993, and many members of the station's staff were employed by Chinavision. Chinavision was a Canadian television channel. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...


Operations

In Ontario, Fairchild TV signs on at 6:00am EST and signs off at 4:05am EST. In Metropolitan Vancouver, Fairchild TV signs on at 6:00am PST and signs off at 4:05am PST. In Calgary and Edmonton, Fairchild TV signs on at 7:00am MST and signs off at 5:05am MST. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... For other places with the same name, see Edmonton (disambiguation). ...


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 Canadian's number one choice media.[citation needed]


FTV has 2 stations, Fairchild TV in Cantonese and Talentvision in Mandarin. Both stations use programming from Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary. Talentvision is a Mandarin cable television network in Canada. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Canadian city. ...


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. REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Programmes broadcast by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) form a major part of popular culture in Hong Kong. ... Miss Chinese ( Vancouver ) Pageant (Chinese: 溫哥華華裔小姐競選) or MCV for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Vancouvers representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. The pageant replaced the Miss Vancouver Chinatown pageant which selected winners... Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant (Chinese: 大多市華裔小姐競選), renamed in 1999 to Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (Chinese: 多倫多華裔小姐競選) or MCT for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Torontos representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. // 1995 Finalist... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽多倫多選拔賽), or NTSA Toronto for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Toronto that selects the citys representative in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals organized by TVB in Hong Kong. ... Calgary New Talent Singing Awards (Chinese: 卡加利新秀歌唱大賽), or NTSA Calgary for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television and Fairchild Radio 94. ... Bernice Jan Liu, also known as Liu Bik-Yee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (born January 6, 1979 in Prince Rupert, BC, Canada with family root in Shunde, Guangdong, China) was the 2001 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress and singer with TVB in Hong Kong. ... Linda Chung Ka Yan (Traditional Chinese: 鍾嘉欣, Simplified Chinese: 钟嘉欣, Pinyin: Zhong Jia Xin) (born April 9, 1984) is one of Hong Kong TVBs most promising actresses that has gained remarkable success after portraying the first leading actress role Seung Joi Sum (常在心) in the 2007 TVB drama Heart of Greed. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ... Jacky Chu (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born August 22, 1979) is a Taiwanese actor and is a former member of Taiwanese group 183 Club. ... Elva Hsiao (Traditional Chinese: 蕭亞軒; Simplified Chinese: 萧亚轩; Pinyin: Xiāo Yǎxuān) or Elva Siu is a Taiwanese C-pop singer. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ...


Notable Artists Currently in Asia

REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant (Chinese: 大多市華裔小姐競選), renamed in 1999 to Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (Chinese: 多倫多華裔小姐競選) or MCT for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Torontos representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. // 2005 2006... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ... The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (香港小姐競選 or simply 港姐), or simply MHK, is a beauty pageant organised by the television station TVB. All participants must have a valid Hong Kong identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... CHNM is an independent television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Elva Hsiao (Traditional Chinese: 蕭亞軒; Simplified Chinese: 萧亚轩; Pinyin: Xiāo YÇŽxuān) or Elva Siu is a Taiwanese C-pop singer. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... Current logo of NTSA International Finals, in use since 2005. ... 183 Club is a Taiwanese boyband managed by a company called Jungiery. ... Bernice Jan Liu, also known as Liu Bik-Yee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (born January 6, 1979 in Prince Rupert, BC, Canada with family root in Shunde, Guangdong, China) was the 2001 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress and singer with TVB in Hong Kong. ... Logo of Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Current logo of NTSA International Finals, in use since 2005. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Linda Chung Ka Yan (Traditional Chinese: 鍾嘉欣, Simplified Chinese: 钟嘉欣, Pinyin: Zhong Jia Xin) (born April 9, 1984) is one of Hong Kong TVBs most promising actresses that has gained remarkable success after portraying the first leading actress role Seung Joi Sum (常在心) in the 2007 TVB drama Heart of Greed. ... Logo of Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ... Leanne Li or Li Ya-Nan (born in 1984) is a former beauty queen hailing from Vancouver, Canada. ... Logo of Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant. ... The Miss Chinese International Pageant was established by TVB the #1 Hong Kong broadcasting network in Hong Kong. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ...

Notable Artists Currently with Fairchild Television

  • Dominic Lam ( 林嘉華 Lam Ka-Wah), quite popular former TVB contract actor from the 80s and 90s, currently hosts Leisure Talk (Toronto)
  • Josiah Lau ( 劉家傑 Lau Ka-Kit), former TVB contract artist and MC of early Miss Hong Kong Pageants, currently hosts Leisure Talk (Toronto)
  • Ricky Cheung ( 張文謙 Cheung Man-Him), former Fairchild Radio DJ, hosts Leisure Talk (Vancouver)
  • Delon Lew ( 廖德隆 Lew Tak-Lung), works with both Fairchild TV and Fairchild Radio, currently hosts Saturday Sneak Preview (Vancouver)
  • Benny Yau ( 邱穟恆 Yau Shui-Hang), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2000 First Runner-Up, former host of What's On (Vancouver)
  • Eva Yang ( 楊宜文 Yang Yee-Man), popular local host and DJ discovered by Fairchild TV, currently hosts Leisure Talk (Vancouver)
  • Mary Lo ( 盧玉鳳 Lo Yuk-Fung), popular former Hong Kong DJ, also works for Fairchild Radio as a DJ currently, hosts Leisure Talk (Vancouver)
  • Annabelle Louie ( 雷安娜 Louie On-Na), popular former Hong Kong pop singer from the 80s, currently hosts Leisure Talk (Vancouver)
  • Margaret Kan ( 簡佩堅 Kan Pui-Kin), Miss Hong Kong 2000 First Runner-Up, hosted Miss Chinese Toronto in 2001 (Toronto)
  • Louise Wu ( 胡美玉 Wu May-Yuk), 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 Tam Chi-Shan), successful Canadian movie producer, currently hosts Saturday Sneak Preview
  • Cindy Cheung ( 張瑋恩 Cheung Wai-Yun), New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2001 Winner, current host of What's On (Vancouver)

REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (香港小姐競選 or simply 港姐), or simply MHK, is a beauty pageant organised by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts (TVB). ... Fairchild Group (新時代傳媒集團) is a Chinese media company in Canada. ... Fairchild Group (新時代傳媒集團) is a Chinese media company in Canada. ... Benny Yau competing in New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2000 Benny Yau (Chinese name: 邱穟恆 (Cantonese:Yau Shui Hang); born May 8, 1980 in Hong Kong); immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1988; a Canadian actor affiliated with Fairchild TV. // Biography Musical Background Benny is a graduate of Eric Hamber Secondary... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... Fairchild Group (新時代傳媒集團) is a Chinese media company in Canada. ... The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (香港小姐競選 or simply 港姐), or simply MHK, is a beauty pageant organised by the television station TVB. All participants must have a valid Hong Kong identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Cindy Cheung (Traditional Chinese: 張瑋恩), born 1984 is a TV presenter affiliated with Fairchild Television. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ...

Current local programming list

Alberta Report (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) is a weekly program on Fairchild TV, a Canadian Cantonese cable television channel. ... Calgary New Talent Singing Awards (Chinese: 卡加利新秀歌唱大賽), or NTSA Calgary for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television and Fairchild Radio 94. ... Leisure Talk (大城小聚) is a daily Cantonese talk show program on Fairchild TV. It is recorded at Vancouver one half of the year and at Toronto the other half. ... Greater Toronto Chinese Pageant (Chinese: 大多市華裔小姐競選), renamed in 1999 to Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant (Chinese: 多倫多華裔小姐競選) or MCT for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Torontos representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. // 1995 Finalist... Miss Chinese ( Vancouver ) Pageant (Chinese: 溫哥華華裔小姐競選) or MCV for short is an annual beauty pageant organized by Fairchild Television that selects Vancouvers representative for the annual Miss Chinese International Pageant that is held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB. The pageant replaced the Miss Vancouver Chinatown pageant which selected winners... New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽多倫多選拔賽), or NTSA Toronto for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Toronto that selects the citys representative in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals organized by TVB in Hong Kong. ... New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. ... Saturday Sneak Preview (Traditional Chinese: 星期六搜畫) is a weekly 20-minute Cantonese TV series on Fairchild TV. It features movies that are released each week, as well as DVD releases. ... Whats On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. ...

See also

Fairchild TV News is the news division of Fairchild TV, a Cantonese cable television network in Canada. ... Talentvision is a Mandarin cable television network in Canada. ...

Rival Stations

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

CHNM is an independent Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based television station aimed at promoting the provinces multicultural diversity. ... CJMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ...

External link

  • Official Site



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