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DWYS-FM (Yes The Best Manila)
101.1 Yes The Best Logo 2021
Location Pasay City, Metro Manila
Broadcast area Mega Manila, and surrounding areas
Frequency 101.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding 101.1 Yes The Best
Slogan The Millennials" Choice
Underage!
Programming
language(s) Filipino, English
Format Contemporary MOR, OPM
Network Yes The Best Network
Ownership
Owner Manila Broadcasting Company
(Pacific Broadcasting System)
Sister stations 90.7 Love Radio (DZMB-FM)
96.3 Easy Rock (DWRK-FM)
DZRH Nationwide 666 AM (DZRH-AM)
DZRH TV 24 (DZLY-TV)
History
First air date 1980
Former call signs DZFX (1980-1985)
DWKS (1985–1995)
DWST (1995–1998)
Former names DZFX (1980-October 11, 1985)
Kiss FM (October 11, 1985–June 1989)
Kiss Jazz (June 1989-December 1995)
Showbiz Tsismis (December 18, 1995-December 7, 1998)
Call sign meaning YeS
Technical information
Licensing authority NTC
Class C, D, E
Power 25,000 watts
ERP 75,000 watts
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website Yes The Best

DWYS (101.1 FM), broadcasting as 101.1 Yes The Best, is a radio station owned and operated by Manila Broadcasting Company through its licensee Pacific Broadcasting System. It serves as the flagship station of Yes The Best Network.[1] The station's studio is located at the MBC Building, Star City, Vicente Sotto St., CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, and its transmitter is located at the BSA Twin Towers, Bank Drive, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong,[2] sharing the same site with 90.7 Love Radio & 96.3 Easy Rock.

History[]

1968-1985: DZFX[]

Originally operated by Makati Broadcasting Network Corporation which was owned by businessmen Tony and Bob Garcia and Adolfo Duarte, it began broadcasting on May 31, 1968 as DZFX 101.1 and was the country's first stereo-multiplex radio station on the FM band. It played classical music and elevator music (at that time, they competed against non-commercial 98.7 DZFE) until October 11, 1985, and a few minutes before 12 noon, it played its last song, a Mozart piece, just before the top of the hour. A five-second silence ensued, and the production launch presentation was played saying goodbye to DZFX and saying hello to Kiss FM.

1985-1989: Kiss FM[]

Shortly after DZFX 101.1's sign off on October 11, 1985, it was rebranded as Kiss FM 101.1 (call letters DWKS) with studios located at 14th floor, Insular Life Building, Ayala Ave. cor. Paseo de Roxas, Makati Central Business District, with "Dancing in the Streets" by Mick Jagger and David Bowie, as its first song played on the station. It introduced innovations like having the frequency number on its telephone number, programs like Top 20 at 12 and the launch date as 10–11, standing as the frequency. From 1985, it had the Contemporary Hit Radio format, competing directly with 99.5 RT (now 99.5 Play FM) and 97.1 WLS-FM (now Barangay LS 97.1). Singer Martin Nievera also worked with the station under the name "Mad Man", and had his program every Saturday afternoons.

1989-1995: Kiss Jazz[]

It changed its name to Kiss Jazz 101.1 and transformed into a smooth jazz format from June 1989 to December 1995 competing directly with Citylite 88.3 (now Jam 88.3) before it quietly went off the air.

1995-1998: Showbiz Tsismis[]

On December 18, 1995, Manila Broadcasting Company acquired the station from Makati Broadcasting Network and launched the first show business gossip and music-format FM station in the country, 101.1 Showbiz Tsismis. Under the call sign DWST, which stood for "Showbiz Tsismis" (Showbiz Gossip), the station's studio was located then in FJE Building, Makati.

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. It is also simulcast thru provincial via-satellite FM stations in the country, a first then in Philippine radio history.[3][4]

1998-present: Yes FM/Yes the Best[]

On December 6, 1998, 101.1 was re-launched as Yes FM 101.1 under the call letters DWYS and switched to a mass-based format, similar to its sister station 90.7 Love Radio and became the undisputed number 1 FM station from 1999 to 2002.[5]

In July 2002, all MBC stations from FJE Building in Makati were relocated and transferred to Star City Complex in Pasay, Philippines.

In 2008, Yes FM 101.1 was again repackaged and adopted the slogan "Automatic 'Yan!" (That's Automatic!). The playlists used were almost the same as 90.7 Love Radio but the programming was different.

In 2012, as part of "Radyo? Dalawa Lang Yan!" (Radio? There's Only Two!) campaign (which was launched by Yes FM and Love Radio in the first quarter of 2011), some DJs from 90.7 Love Radio such as Rica Herra, Missy Hista, Rico Pañero and Lala Banderas were moved to Yes FM 101.1 in exchange of Diego Bandido, Emma Harot, Kristine Dera and Robin Sienna who were moved to the former, as well as the new branding as the "Hayahay" station, which later became also the slogan on other Yes FM and several Hot FM and Love Radio stations.

In 2014, Yes FM was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw Hall of Fame award, having been awarded as the Best FM Station for five consecutive years.

Since 2015, Yes FM banters have been based on 1 peso Hayahay quotes (e.g. "Kung Piso lang sana ang hot meals sa Cebu Pacific... Ay! Hayahay ang Buhay!").

On July 18, 2016, at exactly 6:00am, the station was rebranded as 101.1 Yes The Best, with their new slogan, "The Millennials' Choice". It removed its Sunday playlist. Its DJs began talking in a mix of English and Tagalog, unlike its sister station.[6]

On May 1, 2017, 101.1 Yes The Best launched Yes The Best App, a mobile application that is also the first social TV experience for FM Radio in the Philippines. Also, all Yes FM provincial stations were rebranded as Yes The Best.[7]

On August 10, 2018, their YouTube channel Yes The Best Manila received a Silver Play Button from YouTube for reaching 100,000 subscribers. As of the present, Yes The Best Manila has 250,000 subscribers and still counting. Their channel produces blogs, dance challenges, radio show segments, and more.

On October 1, 2018, the station introduced another new DJ, Mega Wanda. Then, on October 26, 2018, Ganda Wanda left the station due to resignation. Mega Wanda went solo and she changed her on-air name to Ganda Wanda.

On December 8, 2018, the station celebrated its 20th anniversary. Their YouTube channel uploaded a thanksgiving video for the 20 years of airing on the radio.

On October 2, 2019, the main studios of 101.1 Yes The Best at the MBC Building, CCP Complex in Pasay, along with its sister MBC Manila radio stations, were affected by a major fire that originated in the nearby Star City theme park. In interim, Yes The Best currently broadcasts from its backup studio in BSA Twin Towers, where its transmitter is located.[8]

On November 15, 2021, after a 2 year hiatus, Yes! The Best Manila studios along with sister stations Love Radio Manila and Easy Rock Manila returned to the newly renovated MBC Building inside the Star City complex (which is still under rehabilitation and reconstruction). at the same day, MBC relaunched its new corporate slogan, Sama-Sama Tayo, Pilipino! (lit. We are all Filipinos!) along with the new logos of all MBC radio stations. However, MBC's AM station DZRH retained its interim studios at the Design Center of the Philippines which is near the MBC Building, they will soon follow suit with the return of the MBC Building (however it was officially moved in December 17, 2021).[9]

Compilation albums of 101.1 Yes The Best[]

  • MYMP: "New Horizon" (Ivory Music, 2006)
  • MYMP: "Now" (Ivory Music, 2008)
  • Davey Langit: "Mad About Acoustic" (Viva Records, 2009)
  • Frencheska Farr: "Inside My Heart" (GMA Records, 2010)
  • Sarah Geronimo: "One Heart" (Viva Records, 2011)

References[]

External links[]

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Radio stations in the Metro Manila market
By AM frequency
DZBR 5311 | DZXL 558 | DZBB 594 | DWPM 630 | DZRH 666 | DZAS 702 | DZRB 738 | DWWW 774 | DZRJ 810 | DZRV 846| DWIZ 882 | DZSR 918 | DZEM 954 | DZAR 1026 | DZEC 1062 | DWAD 1098 | DWDD 1134 | DWAN 1206 | DWBL 1242 | DZRM 1278 | DWXI 1314 | DZXQ 1350 | DZTV 1386 | DZKB 1422 | DZJV 14581 | DZME 1530 | DZUP 1602 | DZBF 1674

By FM frequency
DWFO 87.5 | 87.93 | DWJM 88.3 | DZMZ 89.1 | DWAV 89.5 | DWTM 89.9 | DWJC 90.3 (Bulacan)1 | DZMB 90.7 | DWKY 91.5 | DWFM 92.3 | DWRX 93.1 | DWKC 93.9 | DWLL 94.7 | DWDM 95.5 | DWSU 95.91 | DWRK 96.3 | DWLS 97.1 | DWQZ 97.9 | 98.34 | 98.4 (Cavite)1 | DZFE 98.7 | DWRT 99.5 | 99.94 | DZOZ 100.1 | DZRJ 100.3 | DWYS 101.1 | DWBS 101.53 | DWSM 102.7 | DWOW 103.5 | DWFT 104.3 | DWBM 105.1 | DWLA 105.9 | DWET 106.7 | 107.14 | DWNU 107.5 | DZKB 107.9


Digital radio by frequency and subchannel
90.7-1 | 91.5-1 | 93.9-1 | 93.9-2 | 93.9-3 | 95.5-1 | 96.3-1 | 96.3-2 | 96.3-3 | 98.7-1 | 98.7-2 | 98.7-3 | 100.3-1 | 101.1-1 | 101.9-1 | 101.9-2 | 101.9-3


Internet
Crossover Online | FMR Philippines | Green Giant FM | iDMZ | MOR On-Line | One FM Manila | Radyo Pilipino | Radyo Tabloidista | Radyo QX | Rakista Radio | Saved Radio | UST Tiger Radio | WXB 102


Defunct/Inactive call signs
DWCD 97.92 | DWCS 103.52 | DWKX 103.52 | DWRT 9902 | DWST 101.12 | DWXB2 | DZFX 101.12 | DWKB 89.12 | DZPI 8822 | DZWI 107.92 | DZCA 1170 | DWBC 1422 | DWSS 1494 | DZHH 1566 | DZST 8602 | KZKZ 729 | DZMM 6302 | DZIQ 990 | DWRR 101.9

1 = Transmitting outside Metro Manila. 2 = Technically still active, but with new call letters and different intellectual property. 3 = Licensed low-power community station. 4 = Unlicensed (pirate radio).

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