Broadcast area: Metro Manila
Branding: Automatic ‘Yan! YES! FM… 101.1!
Frequency: 101.1 MHz
First air date:
1992 As DWST
December 1998 As DWYS
Format: pop, oldies
Power: 25,000 watts
Callsign meaning: DW YES! FM
Owner: Manila Broadcasting Company
DWYS, currently operating as YES! FM, is a music FM station owned by Manila Broadcasting Company in the Philippines. The station’s studio is located at the Star City, CCP Complex, Pasay City.
Before MBC purchased and was granted the operational rights to 101.1 MHz, the frequency operated as Kiss FM 101.1 (call letters DWKS) owned by Makati Broadcasting Network with studios located at 14th floor, Insular Life Building, Ayala Ave. cor. Paseo de Roxas Makati Central Business District. From 1984, it had the Contemporary Hit Radio format, competing directly with 99.5 RT. It changed its name to Kiss Jazz 101.1 & transformed into a smooth jazz format from 1988 – 1990 before it quietly went-off the air.
During 1992, MBC launched the show business gossip and music station, 101.1 Showbiz Tsismis. At that time, its callsign was DWST, which stood for “Showbiz Tsismis” (Showbiz Gossip). 101.1 Showbiz Tsismis had a mix of show business news and the latest music hits, and even employed reporters with a reporting style similar to that of local AM stations.
And in December 18, 1995, MBC launched the show business gossip and music station, 101.1 Showbiz Tsismis. At that time, its call sign was DWST, which stood for “Showbiz Tsismis” (Showbiz Gossip). 101.1 Showbiz Tsismis had a mix of show business news and the latest music hits, and even employed reporters with a reporting style similar to that of local AM stations. On December 8, 1998, 101.1 was re-launched as YES FM! with a different call sign (DWYS). It’s format was adult contemporary / easy listening same as its sister station 90.7 Love Radio and became the undisputed number 1 FM station in 1999 to 2002. On July, 2002, all MBC stations from Makati City was relocated and transfer at Star City Complex in Pasay, Philippines and in 2008, YES! FM 101.1 was again repackage and became automated and adopt the slogan Automatic ‘Yan! YES-FM.
