Praise 106.5 is a Christian adult contemporary station that plays praise and worship music for Northwest Washington and southern British Columbia, and you can stream it free on Radio Shuffle. The signal is licensed to Lynden, Washington, with the call letters KWPZ, and its mix of uplifting songs and Bible-based teaching makes it an easy companion for a commute, a quiet morning or a Sunday afternoon.
What Praise 106.5 Plays
According to Wikipedia's entry on KWPZ, the station broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary format with an emphasis on praise and worship music, along with Christian talk and teaching programmes. Its owner, CRISTA Ministries, describes the station on its CRISTA Media page as bringing contemporary worship music together with in-depth teaching about following Jesus Christ. Some programming is shared with sister stations in Seattle, which gives the schedule a professional, well-resourced feel that many small-market stations lack.
From KLYN-FM to KWPZ
The heritage here is deeper than the branding suggests. The station first went on air in 1960 as KLYN-FM on 106.5 MHz, started in downtown Lynden by Sid Baron, per Wikipedia. It kept the KLYN name in one form or another until 1996, when it became KWPZ, a call sign that is a variation on "Washington Praise." That change of letters marked a move to the religious format that defines it today. The station has since also moved its operations to Bellingham, though Lynden remains its city of license.
A Big Signal for a Small Town
Lynden is a small city near the Canadian border, but the transmitter does not act like it. Wikipedia lists the station as reaching Northwest Washington and southern British Columbia, including Greater Vancouver, Victoria and the Fraser River Valley. That cross-border reach means a worship playlist made in Whatcom County can end up on car radios in a very different metropolitan area. CRISTA Media positions Praise 106.5 alongside its Seattle stations, Spirit 105.3 and KCIS 630, as one part of a three-station family serving the region.
Who It Is For
If you already listen to Christian contemporary music, this is a dependable stream with a clear identity. If you are simply curious about the genre, it is a friendly place to start, with melodic, singalong songs and a warm tone. Radio Shuffle lets you listen without an account, save the station for later and identify any song that catches your ear.
Press Play
Praise 106.5 has been evolving on the same frequency for more than six decades, from a small-town FM station to a cross-border worship voice. Hit play on Radio Shuffle and hear it for yourself.