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 Fairchild TV Studio in Richmond Hill | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen Centre,Richmond,British Columbia Richmond Hill,Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fairchild Group (80%) TVB (20%) |
| Sister channels | Fairchild TV 2 Talentvision |
| History | |
| Launched | December 23, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-12-23) |
| Replaced | Chinavision |
| Links | |
| Website | Fairchild TV (in Cantonese)Fairchild TV (in English) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新時代電視 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新时代电视 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | New Era Television | ||||||||||||
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Fairchild TVorFTV (新時代電視), is aCanadianCantonese language exemptspecialty channel.[1] It is owned byFairchild Group, with Hong Kong broadcasterTVB holding a 20% minority stake. Fairchild TV has studios in theGreater Toronto Area (Richmond Hill, Ontario) andGreater Vancouver (insideAberdeen Centre inRichmond, 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.
Up until October 1, 2022, Fairchild TV signed on at 6:00 a.m. EST and signed off at 3:35 a.m. EST in theGreater Toronto Area. InGreater Vancouver, Fairchild TV signed on at 6:00 a.m. PST and signed off at 4:00 a.m. 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 andTalentvision in Mandarin. Both stations use programming fromVancouver andToronto. On May 23, 2013, Fairchild TV launched two High Definition (HD) channels:Fairchild TV 2 HD in Cantonese andTalentvision 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 broadcasts local (Canadian) and overseas (Asian) programming in the Cantonese language. It also serves as an overseas station ofHong Kong television stationTVB. Due to that, Fairchild TV broadcastsTVB 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 includingATV (previously),ViuTV, and additionally feature popular Mainland Chinese programmes. Fairchild TV also organises annual events, such as theMiss Chinese Vancouver Pageant,Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant,New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition,New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition andCalgary 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 areBernice Liu (廖碧兒),Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣), andLeanne Li (李亞男), they were formerMiss Chinese Vancouver Pageant andMiss Chinese International Pageant winners, andJacky Chu,Elva Hsiao andJade Kwan ofNew Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition.
| Name | Active at FTV since | Associated city | Currently hosting | Previously hosted | Notables |
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| Mary Lo 盧玉鳳 | 1995 | Vancouver | Chinese New Year Countdown | Hit Music Zone Leisure Talk | Also, DJ atAM 1470 |
| Mandy Chan 陳敏愷 | 2001 | Vancouver | Chinese New Year Countdown | Leisure Talk Missy Missy In Search of Tasty Cuisines | Also, DJ atAM 1470 |
| Leo Shiu 蕭嘉俊 | 2001 | Toronto | Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant | What's On Leisure Talk | New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition 2000 Finalist Formerly host of TVB's Entertainment News Channel from 2005 to 2006 |
| Nina Chai 齊雅荃 | 2011 | Vancouver | What's On | 2011 Super10 Finalist | |
| Suiki Zhang 張穗琪 | 2014 | Vancouver | What's On | VANtastic Snapshots Missy Missy In Search of Tasty Cuisines Food Buzzing | Also hosts Talentvision's Urban Life |
| Rick Lam 林峰 | 2015 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | Entertainment Circle | Also, DJ atAM 1430 |
| Brian Chiu 趙穎䝼 | 2016 | Vancouver | Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant | Also, DJ atAM 1470 | |
| Steven Yang 楊智 | 2016 | Vancouver | What's On | Food Buzzing | |
| Cantius Lee 李其璋 | 2016 | Toronto | Vibe Loop | What's On | 2016 Project Boyz Power Finalist |
| Rachel Wong 黃萃華 | 2016 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | Entertainment Circle | Those Days•These Songs Singing Contest 2 Second-Runner Up Formerly Video Editor & Production Assistant atFairchild TV News |
| Cynthia Fu 符善婷 | 2018 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | Entertainment Circle | 2017 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant Second-Runner Up |
| Vicky Wu 吳曉鈴 | 2021 | Vancouver | What’s On | In Search of Tasty Cuisines | 2020 Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant Second-Runner Up Also hosts Talentvision's Urban Life |
| Athena Chen 陳玥彤 | 2021 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | 2021 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant Second-Runner Up Formerly Host of Talentvision's Urban Life | |
| Albert Cheung 章志文 | 2022 | Toronto | Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant | Former TVB Actor & Host Also, DJ atAM 1430 | |
| Marco Kou 顧樂恒 | 2022 | Vancouver | What's On | Radio Idol 2015 Winner Also, DJ atAM 1470 | |
| David Ruan 阮駿龍 | 2024 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | Those Days•These Songs 2 Singing Contest Winner | |
| Fion Yung 容羨媛 | 2025 | Vancouver | What's On | Former TVB Host of "Scoop" | |
| Kelvin Leung 梁溢駿 | 2025 | Vancouver | What's On | 2024 Sunshine Nation Singing Contest Winner | |
| Claudia Lam 林映說 | 2025 | Vancouver | What's On | 2024 Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant Finalist | |
| Yammie Leung 梁日苗 | 2025 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | 2024 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant Finalist | |
| Natalie So 蘇芷晞 | 2025 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | 2024 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant First-Runner Up | |
| Juvally Chan 陳靖如 | 2025 | Toronto | What's On Vibe Loop | 2024 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant Winner | |
| Kenneth Lee 李祉昊 | 2025 | Toronto | Vibe Loop | 2024 Sunshine Generations Singing Contest Winner | |
| Victoria Tam 譚昕婷 | 2025 | Toronto | Vibe Loop | 2024 Sunshine Generations Singing Contest's Best Showmanship Award | |
| Alvis Kwok 郭文熙 | 2025 | Toronto | Vibe Loop | Those Days•These Songs 2 Singing Contest Finalist |
The following is a list of former Fairchild Television presenters that are currently affiliated with other media outlets.
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