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 on October 31, 1996 by broadcast veteran Roberto Bacsal and businessman Rene Palma as a media out ...

. It is the sole station under the Dream FM Network. The station's studios are located at the PhilFirst Building, Ayala Avenue, Makati, and its transmitter is located at Station 3,

Boracay Boracay (; sometimes shortened by non-natives as Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay, Panay Island. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of thre ...

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 (, ), officially the City of Roxas ( Capiznon/; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,292 people, making it the most populous city in Capiz an ...

. 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 Dream FM Network. 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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