The Fairchild Group 1430 is a business conglomerate with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. Fairchild Group operates many media properties under the Fairchild Media Group name. Fairchild currently owns the Cantonese & Mandarin radio network Fairchild Radio, Cantonese channel Fairchild TV, and Mandarin channel Talent vision. It is also involved in real estate development, retail, film production, telecommunications, and wholesale trade.
History of Fairchild Group 1430
The Fairchild Media Group acquired the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) broadcasting license from China vision Canada and Cathay TV in 1993 to form Fairchild TV and Talent vision. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia, with separate regional offices in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta. Its coverage consists of 80% Cantonese and 20% Mandarin. Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman Thomas Fung Wing Fat mostly owned the Fairchild Group. However, the Hong Kong-based media company TVB has a minor stake of 20%.
Fairchild Media Group
Television
The company-owned and operated four national, ethnic television channels that serve Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking audiences Fairchild TV, Fairchild TV 2 HD, and Talent vision.
Fairchild TV and Talent’s vision currently consist of 5 feeds:
Fairchild TV Calgary (Cantonese)
The Fairchild TV Toronto (Cantonese and Mandarin)
Fairchild TV Vancouver (Cantonese)
Fairchild TV 2 HD (Cantonese)
Talent vision Vancouver (Mandarin)
Radio
The company manages four multicultural radio channels and delivers programming on another station.
Fairchild Radio Calgary: CHKF FM/94.7 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)
Fairchild Radio Toronto: CHKT/1430 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)
The Fairchild Radio Vancouver: CJVB/1470 & CHKG-FM/96.1 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)
It also delivered Chinese shows at AM 1540 with newspaper operator Sing Tao (Toronto).
Film Production
The company operates Fairchild Films International Limited, a motion picture production company that creates Chinese language films for international audiences. It produced one film, Paper Moon Affair, in 2005.
Programs
Weekdays (Mandarin)
In Touch Ministry, Sunshine Morning Toronto, Good Morning Sunshine, Dominic’s Carnival, What’s Up Sis, Lung’s World, Community News, Noon NewsCast, Passion @12, Bravo Life, Poon & Ken’s Show, Evening News Watch, News Beat, 1430 Mandarin Hotline, i-Living, Ladies & Gentlemen, Music Family, Brenda’s Jukebox.
Saturday (Vietnamese)
La Viet, Italian Radio, Echo der Heimat, Obedineta Makedonija, Radio Punjab, Canada Chinese Pop Music Chart – Part I, Canada Chinese Pop Music Chart – Part II, Lung & Vicky’s World, Good Music, Law & Justice, Albert’s Show, Love and Life, Cham shan Hour, Global Chinese Golden Chart, Daigaku, Thai Radio, Seen from Poland
Sunday
Pinoy Times, Samleng Khmer Ontario, Lao Voice, Hi Hi Sports, Home Sweet Home, Health Expert, Golden Oldies, C U Sunday, Showers of Blessing, Whisper of the Heart, Music Land, Expounding the Sublime Dharma, The Sound Booth, Korean Time
Contact Details
Address: 151 Esna Park Drive, Unit 26-29, Markham, Ontario L3R 3B1
Phone: 905-415-6265
Fax: 905-415-6294
Email: estherkwong@am1430.com
Official Website: https://www.am1430.com/english/liveradio.php
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fairchildradiotoronto/
Listen More: CKSB 89.9 FM