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History. The London Free Press began as the Canadian Free Press, founded by William Sutherland. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper on January 2, 1849. In 1852, it was purchased for $500 by Josiah Blackburn (and Stephen Blackburn), [3] who renamed it The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser.
CFPL was started by Walter J. Blackburn, publisher of the London Free Press. In fact, the call letters CFPL stood for “Free Press London.” The station started out as a CBC affiliate. The CBC television network itself had only started broadcasting two years earlier.
Feb 5, 2024 · From 1863 to 1936 the London Free Press competed with another local paper named London Advertiser which ran a daily evening print. The LFP was a morning paper but from the 1950s until 1981, ran both morning and evening editions.
Settled at the forks of the Thames River in the early 1800s, London, Ontario was a small, rural town when William Sutherland founded the Canadian Free Press as a weekly newspaper in 1849.
Apr 6, 2017 · In London, Ont. and the surrounding region, a collection of nearly 8,000 images from the centennial year, captured by London Free Press photographers, show strikingly different streetscapes, landmarks and people.
Read latest breaking news, updates, and headlines. London Free Press offers information on latest national and international events & more.
Feb 19, 2024 · The London Public Library offers free access to family history search tools. In the spirit of Family Day, many Londoners might be wondering about their ancestral roots.
