Fairchild TV 2

Fairchild TV 2

Country	Canada
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(2013-05-23)
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

In February 2013, Fairchild Media Group received permission from theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) to launch Fairchild TV 2 HD.

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.

On September 1, 2020, the channel was renamed to Fairchild TV 2 with Fairchild TV 1 and Talentvision being upgraded to HD.

Programs

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

• Fairchild TV News
• Fairchild TV 1
• Talentvision

External links

• Official website(in Chinese)