Established in 1993, Fairchild Radio Group is Canada’s only national multicultural radio network. With operations in Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary, Fairchild Radio has been serving the multicultural communities of Canada with three FM and two AM stations. CJVB-AM1470 is Vancouver’s most established, most complete multicultural radio station, and with the addition of CHKG-FM96.1 in 1997, Fairchild Radio has been able to target the fast growing Mandarin-speaking audience in Vancouver. Together the two stations provide 144 hours of Cantonese programming, 96 hours of Mandarin programming, plus broadcasting services to more than 40 ethnic communities in over 30 languages on a weekly basis.