diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
index e5222e55d9..5afe8f54ac 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/BaseTunerHost.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 {
@@ -16,14 +17,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
     {
         protected readonly IConfigurationManager Config;
         protected readonly ILogger Logger;
+        protected IJsonSerializer JsonSerializer;
 
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, ChannelCache> _channelCache =
             new ConcurrentDictionary<string, ChannelCache>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-        public BaseTunerHost(IConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger)
+        public BaseTunerHost(IConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
         {
             Config = config;
             Logger = logger;
+            JsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
         }
 
         protected abstract Task<IEnumerable<ChannelInfo>> GetChannelsInternal(TunerHostInfo tuner, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
             var result = await GetChannelsInternal(tuner, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var list = result.ToList();
+            Logger.Debug("Channels from {0}: {1}", tuner.Url, JsonSerializer.SerializeToString(list));
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index 571b002574..9cd706b53d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
     public class HdHomerunHost : BaseTunerHost, ITunerHost
     {
         private readonly IHttpClient _httpClient;
-        private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
 
         public HdHomerunHost(IConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, IHttpClient httpClient, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
-            : base(config, logger)
+            : base(config, logger, jsonSerializer)
         {
             _httpClient = httpClient;
-            _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             };
             using (var stream = await _httpClient.Get(options))
             {
-                var root = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<List<Channels>>(stream);
+                var root = JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream<List<Channels>>(stream);
 
                 if (root != null)
                 {
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
 
         protected override async Task<MediaSourceInfo> GetChannelStream(TunerHostInfo info, string channelId, string streamId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            Logger.Debug("GetChannelStream: channel id: {0}. stream id: {1}", channelId, streamId ?? string.Empty);
+            Logger.Info("GetChannelStream: channel id: {0}. stream id: {1}", channelId, streamId ?? string.Empty);
 
             if (!channelId.StartsWith(ChannelIdPrefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
index 31139b15d4..a26ed7a2af 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
@@ -13,17 +13,21 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 {
     public class M3UTunerHost : BaseTunerHost, ITunerHost
     {
         private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
-        
-        public M3UTunerHost(IConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, IFileSystem fileSystem)
-            : base(config, logger)
+        private IHttpClient _httpClient;
+
+        public M3UTunerHost(IConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, IFileSystem fileSystem, IHttpClient httpClient, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
+            : base(config, logger, jsonSerializer)
         {
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
+            _httpClient = httpClient;
         }
 
         public override string Type
@@ -45,47 +49,48 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
             string line;
             // Read the file and display it line by line.
-            var file = new StreamReader(url);
-            var channels = new List<M3UChannel>();
-
-            string channnelName = null;
-            string channelNumber = null;
-
-            while ((line = file.ReadLine()) != null)
+            using (var file = new StreamReader(await GetListingsStream(info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)))
             {
-                line = line.Trim();
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
+                var channels = new List<M3UChannel>();
 
-                if (line.StartsWith("#EXTM3U", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
+                string channnelName = null;
+                string channelNumber = null;
 
-                if (line.StartsWith("#EXTINF:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                while ((line = file.ReadLine()) != null)
                 {
-                    var parts = line.Split(new[] { ':' }, 2).Last().Split(new[] { ',' }, 2);
-                    channelNumber = parts[0];
-                    channnelName = parts[1];
-                }
-                else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channelNumber))
-                {
-                    channels.Add(new M3UChannel
+                    line = line.Trim();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
                     {
-                        Name = channnelName,
-                        Number = channelNumber,
-                        Id = ChannelIdPrefix + urlHash + channelNumber,
-                        Path = line
-                    });
+                        continue;
+                    }
 
-                    channelNumber = null;
-                    channnelName = null;
+                    if (line.StartsWith("#EXTM3U", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (line.StartsWith("#EXTINF:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        var parts = line.Split(new[] { ':' }, 2).Last().Split(new[] { ',' }, 2);
+                        channelNumber = parts[0];
+                        channnelName = parts[1];
+                    }
+                    else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(channelNumber))
+                    {
+                        channels.Add(new M3UChannel
+                        {
+                            Name = channnelName,
+                            Number = channelNumber,
+                            Id = ChannelIdPrefix + urlHash + channelNumber,
+                            Path = line
+                        });
+
+                        channelNumber = null;
+                        channnelName = null;
+                    }
                 }
+                return channels;
             }
-            file.Close();
-            return channels;
         }
 
         public Task<List<LiveTvTunerInfo>> GetTunerInfos(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -123,9 +128,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
 
         public async Task Validate(TunerHostInfo info)
         {
-			if (!_fileSystem.FileExists(info.Url))
+            using (var stream = await GetListingsStream(info, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException();
+
             }
         }
 
@@ -134,6 +139,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             return channelId.StartsWith(ChannelIdPrefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
+        private Task<Stream> GetListingsStream(TunerHostInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            if (info.Url.StartsWith("http", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return _httpClient.Get(info.Url, cancellationToken);
+            }
+            return Task.FromResult(_fileSystem.OpenRead(info.Url));
+        }
+
         protected override async Task<List<MediaSourceInfo>> GetChannelStreamMediaSources(TunerHostInfo info, string channelId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var urlHash = info.Url.GetMD5().ToString("N");