Vancouver’s first and only Filipino Radio goes on air

published by asingh on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 20:53
Juan TV Inc., has announced a partnership with Fairchild Radio Inc. to broadcast Filipino radio programs. It will be known as Juan Radio 96.1 on Fairchild-FM, The Pinoy Radio.
Juan Radio 96.1FM radio program will air from Monday to Friday at 10:00am till 11:00am; and Saturday from 11:00am till 3:00pm. Filipino content programming will include but not limited to playing Original Pilipino Music or OPM hits from the 70’s up to the current millennium, breaking news from the Philippines, local community events and public service, and all pertinent topics that matter to Filipino-Canadians.
Alan Yong, CEO of Juan TV Inc., says, “Juan Radio in Vancouver is only the first step. Our plan is to have Filipino radio programs across Canada in the major cities where Filipinos reside on or before the end of next year.”
Juan TV Inc. Executive Vice-President, Socorro Newland added, “this undertaking is pretty unprecedented. It has never been done before where Filipino radio programs are aired six times a week.”
“Radio has always been in the psyche of the Filipino. In the pre- and post-war eras, and even during the Edsa Revolution when TV has been plagued by power outages and power struggles, radio has been the solace of the population. Now that the Filipinos have a radio station in Vancouver through Juan Radio 96.1 FM, where Filipinos can listen to OPM and have sounds from home, there’s no other word to describe it—it’s epic,” quipped Juan TV Inc. Vice-President for Legal Affairs, Melissa Briones.
Juan Radio is division of Juan TV Inc. is a Canadian-based Radio, Television and Talent 
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.
 
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