LU Radio CILU 102.7 FM

LU Radio CILU 102.7 FM is a nonprofit English-language campus and community station in Thunder Bay with current volunteer music programming and a direct no-fee digital music-submission route.

LU Radio, licensed as CILU-FM 102.7, is a nonprofit English-language campus and community radio station in Thunder Bay. Its first-party About page says it provides community-accessible media for Thunder Bay and the Lakehead University student body, with local music, emerging Canadian artists, independent news, specialty music, live interviews and public-service support for local arts, charities and musicians. It describes 24-hour, seven-day volunteer broadcasting. The station-linked Spinitron account showed current programming on July 26, 2026 across independent rock, jazz, blues, folk, roots, world music, news and other formats. The CRTC renewed LU Campus Radio Inc.’s English-language campus-radio licence through August 31, 2028 on a short-term basis for earlier compliance review. The official submission policy designates the station’s music role inbox for digital releases. It prefers full albums, requires a one-sheet covering genre, Canadian-content status, profanity, clean priority tracks, a recommended-if-you-like comparison and current public artist links, and accepts MP3 at 192 kbps or higher, FLAC or WAV. Files must carry artist, track number, title, album and year tags and arrive as a downloadable ZIP or RAR archive. Submitters may identify suitable programs. No fee is displayed. The policy says individually delivered tracks may not be played, so consideration never guarantees acceptance, rotation or airplay. MusicList publishes only the digital role-inbox route. Physical mailing details, the general inbox, telephone numbers, named programmers and hosts, private correspondence and files, sponsorship and advertising remain excluded.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Radio station

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

English-language campus and community radio station, 24-hour volunteer broadcasting, local and emerging Canadian music programming, independent news programming, specialty music programs, live interviews and community public-service announcements, current online program schedule

Coverage

Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario music, local musicians and emerging Canadian artists, Lakehead University and community issues, independent news, specialty music programming

Genres

Independent rock, jazz, classical, blues, world music, folk and roots, rock and pop, soul and hip-hop

Coverage region

Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, Ontario

Community focus

Thunder Bay community, Lakehead University students, Northwestern Ontario artists, volunteer programmers, local arts and charitable organizations

Services

English-language campus and community radio station, 24-hour volunteer broadcasting, local and emerging Canadian music programming, independent news programming, specialty music programs, live interviews and community public-service announcements, current online program schedule

Service territory

Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, Ontario

Submissions

Open to submissions ↗· Last checked July 27, 2026Designated role inbox · Direct, no-fee routeRequested materials: A full album when possible; singles are preferred only when they contain unreleased material, a one-sheet or document stating the music genre, whether the music qualifies as Canadian content, profanity notes and any tracks to avoid, favourite clean tracks to try first, a recommended-if-you-like comparison, current public website or Facebook links, high-quality MP3 files at 192 kbps or higher, FLAC files, or WAV files, artist, track number, title, album, and year tags on every file, a downloadable ZIP or RAR archive through a public file-transfer link, optional names of station programs that fit the music

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