CFPL-DT

CFPL-DT, VHF channel 10, is a CTV Two owned-and-operated television station located in London, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media. CFPL's studios are located on Communications Road on the southwestern side of London, and its transmitter is located on Tower Road in South Bruce. This station can also be seen on Rogers Cable channel 9 and digital channel 137.

The station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including the city of Wingham since its former sister station CKNX-TV ceased operations and became a rebroadcaster of CFPL in 2009.

History

CFPL was founded by Walter J. Blackburn, who also owned London's major newspaper, the London Free Press, as well as radio station CFPL on both the AM and FM dials. The television station first came on the air on November 28, 1953, with four hours of programming per day. That night, there was a major fire in London, on which CFPL's news program was able to report almost immediately during its first news hour. The station's transmitter was originally located atop the 500 foot CFPL Television Tower, which was completed that year.