The Fairchild Group ( zh, t=新時代集團, s=新时代集团, p=Xīnshídài Jítuán, j=San1si4doi6 Zaap6tyun4, first=t) is a Canadian business conglomerate, with headquarters in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...

, Canada. Fairchild Group operates various media properties under the Fairchild Media Group name. Fairchild currently operates the

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

channel ''

Fairchild TV Fairchild TV or FTV is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt specialty channel."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'' ...

'', Cantonese & Mandarin radio network ''Fairchild Radio'', and Mandarin channel '' Talentvision''. Fairchild Group is also involved in film production, real estate development, retail, telecommunications and wholesale trade.

History

The Fairchild Media Group acquired the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) broadcasting licence from Chinavision Canada and Cathay TV in 1993 to form

and Talentvision respectively. Later on, it formed Fairchild Radio with stations in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, Calgary and

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

. It has an investment portfolio over US$350 million. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Vancouver, British Columbia with separate regional offices in Richmond Hill, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.

Ownership

The Fairchild Group is mostly owned by Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman Thomas Fung Wing Fat (馮永發). However, the

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

based media company

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

has a minor stake of 20%.

Coverage

* 80% Cantonese * 20% Mandarin

Fairchild Media Group

Television

Fairchild Group operates four national ethnic television channels that cater to both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences-

Fairchild TV 2 HD Fairchild TV 2 or FTV2 (Traditional Chinese: 新時代電視2台, Simplified Chinese: 新时代电视2台, Pinyin: xinshídàidiànshì èr tái), is a Canadian Cantonese language exempt Category B specialty channel. It is co-owned by majority o ...

& Talentvision. Hong Kong broadcaster

owns a minority stake (20%) in both channels. Fairchild TV and Talentvision currently consists of 5 feeds: *

Calgary (Cantonese) *

Toronto (Cantonese and Mandarin) *

Vancouver (Cantonese) *

(Cantonese) * Talentvision Vancouver (Mandarin)

Radio

Fairchild Group operates 4 multicultural radio stations and shares programming on another station. All stations feature programming for both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences: * Fairchild Radio Calgary:

CHKF-FM CHKF-FM is a radio station that broadcasts multicultural content, including a major Chinese programming block entitled Fairchild Radio at 94.7 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Fairchild Group. CHKF's studios are located on 37th Av ...

/94.7 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast) * Fairchild Radio Toronto: CHKT/1430 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast) * Fairchild Radio Vancouver:

CJVB CJVB (1470 kHz) is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which broadcasts multilingual programming. Owned by the Fairchild Group, the station with a power of 50,000 watts, using two different directional patterns for dayti ...

/1470 &

CHKG-FM CHKG-FM is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts on the frequency 96.1 FM. It airs mostly Mandarin programming and is owned by the Fairchild Group. CHKG's studios are located inside Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, ...

/96.1 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast) Fairchild is jointly provides Chinese programming at AM1540 with newspaper operator

Sing Tao (Toronto) The ''Sing Tao Daily'' (), or ''Sing Tao'' () for short, is a Chinese language newspaper based in Toronto, Ontario. It is jointly owned by the Hong Kong-based Sing Tao News Corporation and the Canadian publishing conglomerate Torstar Corporatio ...

. The station is still owned by CHIN Radio/TV International, while Sing Tao is jointly owned by

Torstar Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes daily and community newspapers. In addition to the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, Ni ...

and

Sing Tao News Corporation Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (Sing Tao) is a Hong Kong media company, incorporated in Bermuda. It was formerly called Global China Group Holdings Limited. History The Group, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, was founded ...

. Some AM1540 radio personalities from the FM station of Fairchild Radio Toronto have been transferred to this new AM station. In October 2019, Fairchild Radio gained public attention when it fired a Toronto talk-show host allegedly because of his questions during an interview perceived as critical of the Chinese government's stance on the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.

Film production

Fairchild Group operates Fairchild Films International Limited, a motion picture production company that creates Chinese language films for international audiences. The company has produced one film, Paper Moon Affair, in 2005.

Real Estate Development and Management

Aberdeen Centre Aberdeen Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia), Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north. History The original Abe ...

, Richmond, B.C. - One of the many Asian shopping malls in the

Golden Village Golden Village is a cinema operator based in Singapore, fully owned by Orange Sky Golden Harvest of Hong Kong. It was initially set up as a 50:50 joint venture between Golden Harvest (predecessor of Orange Sky Golden Harvest) and Village Ro ...

district. * Aberdeen Residence, Richmond, B.C. - A residential complex attached to

. * Aberdeen Square, Richmond, B.C. - A new shopping mall and office tower completed in 2014, that will be attached to

and Aberdeen Residence. * English Bay Village, Vancouver, B.C. * Fairchild Square, Vancouver, B.C. - New FMG headquarters and office tower.

Retailing

All retail operations are in British Columbia other than Oomomo and St Germain Bakery (British Columbia and Ontario): * Saint Germain Bakery - Chinese bakery (1986) * Aberdeen Post Office * Racing Devils Hobbies - Hobby store * Smart Living Design - Home furniture store * Smart Office Furniture - Office furniture store * A Light Idea - Lighting retail store * Memory Collection - Gift shop * Living Colors - Modern home & kitchenware store * aR Fashion - Fashion retailer * Ozone Fashion - Fashion retailer * Gado Gado Fashion - Men's fashion retailer * Gibson Travel Accessories - Luggage / backpack / Travel accessories * IT Power - Computer Retail / service store * Menji Stationery Store - Stationery retailer * Impulse Sports - Sporting Equipment Retailer * Super Garage - Auto accessories * Party Goodies - Party supply retailer * Pot and Plant- Artificial floral retailer * Pot Arts - Closed * Timbuktu Military Surplus & Apparel - Military Surplus & Apparel retailer - Closed * Voodoo Palace - Voodoo dolls retailer * Bike Stop - Closed * Giordano * Santayaya * Planet Food * 7th Heaven Cafe - Closed * Ajijiman * Hanabi * Bean Factory * Frappe Bliss * Hainanese Chicken * David and Goliath * Oomomo - Dollar store

Trading

* Hutchison Imports has extensive wholesale and distribution interests in general merchandise, dollar store items, toys, RC hobby, sports, apparel, furniture, consumer and lifestyle products. The company works with manufacturers and suppliers all over the world to source out products for the North American market. Hutchison Imports has its own brand - "Menji". Menji products are fast becoming a staple on many dollar/discount store shelves.

Telecommunications

Fairchild Group operates various online, internet-based businesses: * eSeeNet.com Ltd.- A business solutions company, founded in 1995 * eSeeHosting- Web hosting provider * Lynx Communications- Internet service provider, based in Richmond, British Columbia

Foreign investment

*Stone Group - a pharmaceutical firm in China via Fairchild Investments Ltd.

References

External links

*
CRTC chart of Fairchild Group's radio assets
(PDF)
CRTC chart of Fairchild Group's TV assets
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