CKLU-FM
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| City | Sudbury, Ontario |
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| Branding | CKLU |
| Slogan | Sudbury's alternative radio station |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1997 |
| Format | campus radio |
| Callsign meaning | C K Laurentian University |
| Owner | Laurentian University |
| Website | www.cklu.ca |
CKLU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at FM 96.7 in Sudbury, Ontario. It is the campus radio station of the city's Laurentian University, and airs programming in both English and French, along with special interest programming for other language communities in the area.
The station launched in 1984 as a closed circuit station, available only in certain locations on campus. In 1986, the station was added to cable FM service in Sudbury, using the informal callsign CFLR. The station operated at cable 106.7 FM.
In 1996, the station applied to the CRTC for an FM license. The application was granted, and the station began broadcasting over the airwaves at 96.7 MHz in 1997. The station was not able to retain the CFLR callsign, due to the existence of another CFLR broadcasting in La Romaine, Quebec.
Its studios underwent a significant equipment upgrade in 2008. The station added Internet streaming to its website in September 2008.
Initially located in a portable classroom, the station later moved to studios in Laurentian University's Parker Building. In March 2016, it was announced that the CKLU studios would be relocating to the McEwen School of Architecture campus in downtown Sudbury. In September 2016, CKLU 96.7 FM moved to its new location on Elgin Street, inside the McEwen School of Architecture.
In addition to locally produced programming, the station also airs several syndicated public radio programs, including the Putumayo World Music Hour, Deconstructing Dinner, CIUT-FM's environmental news series The Green Majority, Radio Goethe and Democracy Now!.
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