Fairchild TV 2
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Richmond,British Columbia Richmond Hill,Ontario |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Cantonese |
Picture format | 1080i(HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fairchild Group(80%) TVB(20%) |
Sister channels | Fairchild TV 1 Talentvision |
History | |
Launched | May 23, 2013 |
Former names | Fairchild TV 2 HD (2013–2020) |
Links | |
Website | Fairchild TV 2(Chinese) Fairchild TV 2(English) |
Fairchild TV 2orFTV2(Traditional Chinese:Tân thời đại TV 2 đài,Simplified Chinese:Tân thời đại TV 2 đài,Pinyin:xinshídàidiànshì èr tái), is aCanadianCantonese languageexemptCategory Bspecialty channel.It is co-owned by majority ownerFairchild Media Group(a subsidiary of theFairchild Group) andTelevision Broadcasts Limitedwhich owns 20% of the business. Fairchild TV 2 HD has studios inMetro Vancouver Regional District(insideAberdeen CentreinRichmond, British Columbia) and theGreater Toronto Area(Richmond Hill, Ontario). The station broadcasts in high definition.
History
[edit]In February 2013, Fairchild Media Group received permission from theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) to launch Fairchild TV 2 HD.[1]
On January 30, 2019, the CRTC approved Fairchild TV Ltd's request to convert Fairchild TV 2 from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.[2]
On September 1, 2020, the channel was renamed to Fairchild TV 2 with Fairchild TV 1 and Talentvision being upgraded to HD.
Programs
[edit]Fairchild TV 2 broadcasts local Canadian and overseas programming in the Cantonese language. It also serves as an overseas station ofHong Kongtelevision networkTVB.Unlike its sister stationFairchild TV 1,TVB programmeson Fairchild TV 2 are not delayed by up to a year and are broadcast a few days after it airs in Hong Kong.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^[1]CRTC 2013-02-22
- ^Fairchild Television II – Revocation of licence
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Chinese)
- Chinese-language television
- Chinese-language mass media in Canada
- Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada
- Companies based in Richmond, British Columbia
- Companies based in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Television channels and stations established in 2013
- Mass media in the Regional Municipality of York
- 2013 establishments in Canada