DYKP (97.3 FM), on-air as 97.3 Boracay Beach Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by

Interactive Broadcast Media Interactive Broadcast Media, Inc. (IBMI) is a Philippine radio network based in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. History IBMI was established in 1996 by broadcast veteran Roberto Bacsal and businessman Rene Palma as a media outlet for the ...

. It is the sole station under the

Dream FM Network Dream FM Network was a radio network in the Philippines. It was founded in September 2004 as a radio arm of ABC Development Corporation (now TV5 Network, Inc.), and later on Interactive Broadcast Media. Dream FM Network shut down its national ...

. The station's studios are located at the PhilFirst Building, Ayala Avenue, Makati, and its transmitter is located at Station 3,

Boracay Boracay (; often locally shortened to Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Ak ...

History

The station was inaugurated in 1992 as KP-FM 89.7 under Westwind Broadcasting Corporation. At that time, it was located in

Roxas, Capiz Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,292 ...

. In 1994, it moved its frequency from 89.7 FM to 97.3 FM. In 1998, it moved to

& rebranded as B97 or Boracay 97. However, in 2000, it ceased broadcasting due to lack of advertisers. In 2010, Interactive Broadcast Media acquired the station and relaunched it under the

. In July 2011, it went off the air. However, in September 2011, it returned on air, this time as Boracay Beach Radio. Its programs from Dream FM were carried to this station.Escape to the Beach with Boracay Beach Radio
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