Fairchild Group

The Fairchild Group
	Fairchild Group headquarters
Company type	Private
Industry	Media
Founded	1983; 41 years ago
Headquarters	3248 Cambie Street; Vancouver, British Columbia; V5Z 2W4
Key people	Thomas Fung Wing Fat (Chairman)
Products	Broadcasting, Publishing, Retail, Real estate development
Owner	Thomas Fung Wing Fat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	新時代集團
Simplified Chinese	新时代集团
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīnshídài Jítuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	San1si4doi6 Zaap6tyun4
Website	www.fairchildgroup.com

The Fairchild Group is a Canadian business conglomerate headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] 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 in 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

The Fairchild Group is mostly owned by Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman Thomas Fung Wing Fat (馮永發). However, the Hong Kong-based media company TVB has a minor stake of 20 percent.

Coverage

80% Cantonese
20% Mandarin

Fairchild Media Group

Television

Fairchild TV and Talentvision studio in Richmond Hill

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

Fairchild TV and Talentvision currently consists of four feeds:

Fairchild TV 1 Toronto (Cantonese and Mandarin)
Fairchild TV 1 Vancouver (Cantonese)
Fairchild TV 2 (Cantonese)
Talentvision (Mandarin)

Radio Stations

Fairchild Radio studio in Markham

Fairchild Group operates four multicultural radio stations & shares programming on another station. All stations feature programming for both Cantonese- & Mandarin-speaking audiences:

Fairchild Radio Calgary: CHKF-FM/94.7 (Cantonese & Mandarin broadcast)
Fairchild Radio Toronto: CHKT/1430 (Cantonese & Mandarin broadcast)
Fairchild Radio Vancouver: CJVB/1470 & CHKG-FM/96.1 (Cantonese & Mandarin broadcast)

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 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.^[2]

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.

Retail

Saint Germain Bakery in Markham, Ontario

Oomomo in Markham, Ontario

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^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]} The company works with manufacturers and suppliers all over the world to source out products for the North American market.^{[citation needed]}

Hutchison Imports has its own brand – "Menji". Menji products are fast becoming a staple on many dollar/discount store shelves.^{[citation needed]}

Telecommunications

Fairchild Group operates various online, internet-based businesses:

eSeeNet.com Ltd.- A business solutions^{[clarification needed]} 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

^ "Emag Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Fairchild Group. Retrieved on January 29, 2015. p. 2/20. "3248 Cambie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V5Z 2W4"
^ Blackwell, Tom (October 8, 2019). "Host on Chinese-language station in Toronto says he was fired for criticizing Beijing". National Post. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ "Watch out, Dollarama: Japanese '100-yen' retailers are piling into Canada". Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

External links

[1] "Emag Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Fairchild Group. Retrieved on January 29, 2015. p. 2/20. "3248 Cambie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V5Z 2W4"

[2] Blackwell, Tom (October 8, 2019). "Host on Chinese-language station in Toronto says he was fired for criticizing Beijing". National Post. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[3] "Watch out, Dollarama: Japanese '100-yen' retailers are piling into Canada". Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

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