IPTV London, ON | Canadian IPTV Service

What is specific to London

CTV London (CFPL) carries southwestern Ontario news that Toronto stations skip.
The London Knights are the city's team, one of the most successful clubs in junior hockey.
Students at Western and Fanshawe often share a plan with roommates; multi-screen plans make that simple.
Start.ca, a London-based independent, resells fast internet across the region alongside Rogers and Bell.

The Forest City has its own rhythm: Knights games at Canada Life Place in winter, Western football in the fall, and a big student population that turns over every September. Londoners also sit far enough from Toronto that the GTA's local news does not always feel local. Here is what matters when you pick an IPTV service here.

Local channels London households look for

London households usually want the city's own station plus the Toronto network feeds that cover Ontario. Check these by name:

CTV London (CFPL), southwestern Ontario's local news
CBC Toronto, Global Toronto and Citytv Toronto
CP24 for rolling Ontario news
TVO
TSN and Sportsnet Ontario for regional sport

CTV London is free over the air across the city. Reception of Toronto and Detroit stations varies with your location and antenna.

Sport in London

The London Knights are the heartbeat of hockey here, with OHL games that regularly sell out and a long list of alumni in the NHL. For the big leagues, London follows Toronto: the Leafs on the Ontario regional feeds and the national windows, the Raptors and the Blue Jays on Sportsnet and TSN. Western Mustangs football draws a crowd every fall, and Detroit teams have a loyal following thanks to the short drive to the border.

Team	League	Where games usually air
London Knights	OHL	Local and streaming coverage
Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	Sportsnet Ontario, TSN (regional), CBC
Western Mustangs	U SPORTS football	Streaming and occasional TV

Regional blackouts follow league territories and apply to every service, licensed or not. Before you commit, test your team's feed during the free trial on a night they actually play. Our hockey without cable guide explains how national and regional rights split.

Students, newcomers and international channels

Western and Fanshawe bring students from across the world, and London has growing Arabic, South Asian, Latin American and Chinese communities. International groups are part of every plan, so a student from Lagos, Lahore or Lima can watch home channels without an add-on.

Internet in London

Rogers and Bell cover most of London, and Start.ca, founded and based in London, resells high-speed service on those networks with a strong local reputation. Speed is rarely the problem.

Student houses and shared Wi-Fi

In a five-bedroom student house, one router often serves everyone, and evenings get crowded. If streams stutter at 9 p.m., put the TV on a cable or a dedicated 5 GHz network. For roommates sharing a plan, our multi-screen plans let several people watch at once; see IPTV on several TVs.

The numbers that matter: around 25 Mbps for one HD stream and about 50 Mbps for 4K, measured on the TV itself in the evening. The full breakdown is in our internet speed guide, and the fixes for a stuttering picture are in nine buffering fixes.

What to check before subscribing in London

Check	Why it matters here
CTV London by name	Southwestern Ontario news is not on Toronto feeds
Leafs regional feed	Regional games follow the Ontario feeds
Screen count for roommates	Each person watching at once counts as a screen
Shared Wi-Fi	Test at 9 p.m. when the house is online
Peak-evening performance	Run the trial during a Saturday game

Getting set up in London

Setup takes three to seven minutes and nobody needs to visit your home. Pick your device: Fire TV Stick, Samsung, LG, Android TV, Apple TV or any of the others in the installation guide. Plans are the same price everywhere in Canada, from $20 for one month to $80 for a year, paid by Interac e-Transfer. See all plans.

We are an IPTV Canada service serving London, St. Thomas, Strathroy, Woodstock and the rest of southwestern Ontario and every other corner of the country, with the same channels, prices and support wherever you live.