Fairchild Group
The Fairchild Group () 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. 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%. Fairchild Media Group. Television. 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 5 feeds: 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 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. 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. Retailing. All retail operations are in British Columbia other than Oomomo and St Germain Bakery (British Columbia and Ontario): Trading. 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: