Fairchild Group

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Industry Media Owner Thomas Fung Founder Thomas Fung Type Privately held company		Website www.fairchildgroup.com Headquarters Vancouver, Canada Founded 1983
Key people Thomas Fung Wing Fat (馮永發)Chairman & Founder Products Broadcasting, Publishing, Retail, Real estate development

The Fairchild Group (Traditional Chinese: 新時代集團, Simplified Chinese: 新时代集团, Pinyin: xīnshídài jítuán, Jyutping: san¹si⁴doi⁶ zaap⁶tyun⁴) is a Canadian business conglomerate, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fairchild Group operates various media properties under the Fairchild Media Group name. Fairchild currently operates the Cantonese channel Fairchild TV, 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 Fairchild TV and Talentvision respectively. Later on, it formed Fairchild Radio with stations is Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. 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

Fairchild Media Group is entirely owned by Mr. Thomas Fung Wing Fat (馮永發).

Coverage

80% Cantonese

20% Mandarin

TV

Fairchild Group operates four national ethnic television channels that cater to both Cantonese & Mandarin speaking audiences- Fairchild TV, Fairchild TV 2 HD, Talentvision & Talentvision 2 HD. Hong Kong broadcaster TVB owns a minority stake (20%) in both channels.

Fairchild TV and Talentvision currently consists of 6 feeds:

Fairchild TV Calgary (Cantonese)

Fairchild TV Toronto (Cantonese and Mandarin)

Fairchild TV Vancouver (Cantonese)

Fairchild TV 2 HD (Cantonese)

Talentvision Vancouver (Mandarin)

Talentvision 2 HD (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/94.7 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)

Fairchild Radio Toronto: CHKT/1430 & CIRV-FM/88.9 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)

Fairchild Radio Vancouver: CJVB/1470 & CHKG-FM/96.1 (Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast)

Fairchild is jointly provides Chinese programming at AM1540 with newspaper operator Sing Tao (Toronto). The station is still owned by CHIN Radio/TV International, while Sing Tao is jointly owned by Torstar and Sing Tao News Corporation of Hong Kong. Some AM1540 radio personalities from the FM station of Fairchild Radio Toronto have been transferred to this new AM station.

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

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

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

St. Germain Bakery - Chinese bakery

Aberdeen Post Office

Racing Devils Hobbies - Hobby store-

Daiso Canada - Japanese dollar 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

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, B.C.

Foreign investment

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

References

Fairchild Group Wikipedia

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