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==Radio Stations==
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Various radio stations can be received on radios in most vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. The multi-CD soundtrack to the game was an instant best-seller.
Various '''radio stations''' can be received on radios in most vehicles '''in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'''. They are also available in the Audio menu, while the game is paused. The soundtrack has been released in a [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set|box set]] and seven separate CDs.


===Non-Music Stations===
Most radio stations play a mixture of music, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. The stations each reflect one style of music intended to evoke the atmosphere of the time.
*[[KCHAT]] is an interview and chat station.
*[[Vice City Public Radio|VCPR (Vice City Public Radio)]] is a humerous political radio debate.


===Music Stations===
The player can listen to the following radio stations:
* [[Wildstyle]] - Hip Hop, Electro
* [[Flash FM]] - Pop, Rock
* [[K-Chat]] - Interviews
* [[Fever 105]] - Soul, Disco, R&B
* [[V-Rock]] - Hard Rock, Metal
* [[VCPR]] - Talk Radio
* [[Radio Espantoso]] - Latin Jazz
* [[Emotion 98.3]] - Power Ballads
* [[Wave 103]] - New Wave, Synthpop
* [[MP3 Player]] (PC only) / Tape Deck (iOS only) - User-Defined Track Player


*[[Wildstyle]] - Pirate rap station
The songs are listed in the same order as they appear in the game.
*[[V-Rock]] - Rock station hosted by DJ Lazlow.
*[[Wave 103]] - New-wave and synthpop music.
*[[Flash FM]] - Period pop music.
*[[Fever 105]] - Disco, soul and R&B.
*[[Emotion 98.3]] - Power ballads hosted by Fernando Martinez.
*[[Radio Espantoso]] - Spanish-language station with Latin Jazz.


In addition to music and interviews, the stations also include fake commercials such as the [[Degenatron]], a fictional video game console (Save the green dots with your fantastic flying red square!) - a likely parody of the Atari 2600. The commercials and the game setting are consistent: Degenatron advertisements appear on billboards, and ads air for stores in which the player can actually shop, such as [[Ammu-Nation]].
== Wildstyle ==
[[File:Wildstyle-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
''[[Wildstyle]]'' is hosted by famed [[Mr. Magic]], who was an actual rap DJ during the 1980s, when the game takes place. The station plays hip hop and period electro music.


Also see [[Commercials in GTA Vice City]] for a list of advertisments and public service announcements on Vice City radio.
The following songs can be heard on the station:
 
* Trouble Funk - "Pump Me Up"
==Hidden Songs==
* Davy DMX - "One for the Treble (Vocal Mix)"
 
* Cybotron - "Clear"
Vice City includes a few songs present in the game, through various cutscenes, that are not featured on any radio station. These include:
* Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" [Side B]
 
* Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"※
* Big Country - In a Big Country (featured during "[[The Driver]]" cutscene.)
* Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat"※
* Whodini - The Freaks Come Out at Night (featured during "[[The Job]]" cutscene.) This song later appears on the soundtrack to [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] on [[Fresh 105 FM]]
* 2 Live Crew - "Get It Girl"
* Blue Öyster Cult - I'm Burning for You (featured during the "[[Boomshine Saigon]]" cutscene.)
* Run-D.M.C. - "Rock Box"
* Mantronix - "Bassline (Club Version)"
* Tyrone Brunson - "The Smurf"
* Whodini - "Magic's Wand"
* Zapp - "More Bounce to the Ounce"
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"
* Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
* Man Parrish - "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Techno Remix)"


Two unidentified songs in Café Robina, not played on Radio Espantoso, can be heard in the cutscenes to the missions "Naval Engagement" and "Trojan Voodoo".
== Flash FM ==
 
[[File:FlashFM-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
==List of Tracks==
''[[Flash FM]]'' is hosted by [[Toni]] (voiced by Maria Chambers), and plays period pop and rock music.
[[Image:Vice City soundtrack GH.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Artwork for the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' soundtrack Greatest Hits album.]]
 
The '''soundtrack''' of the game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' is popular not only with fans of the game, but also with lovers of 1980s music. In the game it is played on various "radio stations" the player can tune into after stealing a car, but it has also been released in a box set or seven separate CDs, with the European editions of the CDs containing a few extra songs that are not on the United States edition.
 
Most radio stations play a mixture of music, DJ chat, and spoo] advertising, all of which are included on the CDs. The stations each reflect one style of music intended to evoke the atmosphere of the time.
 
==The music stations==
===Wildstyle===
'''Wildstyle''' is hosted by famed DJ [[Mr. Magic]], who was an actual rap DJ during the 1980s, when the game takes place. The station plays rap and period electro music. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Hall and Oates - "Out of Touch"
* Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days"
* Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"※
* Laura Branigan - "Self Control"
* Go West - "Call Me"
* INXS - "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
* Bryan Adams - "Run to You"
* Electric Light Orchestra - "Four Little Diamonds"
* Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
* The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
* Aneka - "Japanese Boy"
* Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It"
* The Outfield - "Your Love"
* Joe Jackson - "Stepping Out"
* The Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"
* Lionel Richie - "Running With The Night" (On the original PlayStation 2 version only)


Trouble Funk - ''Pump It Up''<sup>1</sup>
== K-Chat ==
*Davy DMX - ''One for the Treble''
[[File:K-Chat-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
*Cybotron - ''Clear''
''[[K-Chat]]'' is celebrity talk station hosted by [[Amy Sheckenhausen]] (voiced by Leyna Weber).
*Hashim - ''Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)''
*Herbie Hancock - ''Rockit''
*Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force - ''Looking for the Perfect Beat''
*2 Live Crew - ''Get It Girl''<sup>1</sup>
*Run DMC - ''Rock Box''
*Mantronix - ''Bassline''
*Tyrone Brunson - ''The Smurf''<sup>1</sup>
*Whodini - ''Magic's Wand''
*Zapps and Roger - ''More Bounce to the Ounce''
*Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - ''The Message''
*Kurtis Blow - ''The Breaks''
*Man Parrish - ''Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)''


===Flash FM===
The following persons are interviewed:
[[Image:Flash-FM-logo.png|right|Flash FM logo]]'''Flash FM''' is hosted by Toni (voiced by Maria Chambers), and plays period pop music. By 2001, Toni would be the DJ of [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack#Flashback FM|Flashback FM]], a radio station in [[Liberty City]]. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.
* [[Jezz Torrent]]
* [[Michaela Carapadis]]
* [[Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy]]
* [[Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker]]
* [[BJ Smith]]
* [[Claude Maginot]]
* [[Thor]]


The following songs can be heard on the station:
== Fever 105 ==
 
[[File:Fever105-GTAVC-logo.jpg‎|right|140px]]
*Hall and Oates - ''Out of Touch''
''[[Fever 105]]'' is hosted by [[Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit]] (voiced by Julius Dyson) and plays soul, disco and R&B.
*Wang Chung - ''Dance Hall Days''
*Michael Jackson - ''Billie Jean''
*Laura Branigan - ''Self Control''
*Go West - ''Call Me''
*INXS - ''Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)''
*Bryan Adams - ''Run to You''
*Electric Light Orchestra - ''Four Little Diamonds''
*Yes - ''Owner of a Lonely Heart''
*The Buggles - ''Video Killed the Radio Star''<sup>1</sup>
*Aneka - ''Japanese Boy'' <sup>2</sup>
*Talk Talk - ''Life's What You Make It''
*The Outfield - ''Your Love''
*Joe Jackson - ''Stepping Out''<sup>1</sup>
*The Fixx - ''One Thing Leads to Another''<sup>1</sup>
*Lionel Richie - ''Running With The Night'' (on the original PlayStation 2 version, removed from the Greatest Hits edition and the PC and Xbox versions.)
 
===Fever 105===
'''Fever 105''' is hosted by "Oliver 'Ladykiller' Biscuit" (voiced by [http://imdb.com/name/nm1268317/ Julius Dyson]) and plays soul and R&B. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.  


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"
* Fat Larry's Band - "Act Like You Know"
* Oliver Cheatham - "Get Down Saturday Night"
* The Pointer Sisters - "Automatic"
* René & Angela - "I'll Be Good"
* Mary Jane Girls - "All Night Long"
* Rick James - "Ghetto Life"
* Michael Jackson - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"※
* Evelyn King - "Shame"
* Teena Marie - "Behind the Groove"
* Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"
* Kool & The Gang - "Summer Madness"
* Indeep - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"


*The Whispers - ''And the Beat Goes On''
== V-Rock ==
*Fat Larry's Band - ''Act Like You Know''
[[File:V-Rock-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
*Oliver Cheatham - ''Get Down Saturday Night''
''[[V-Rock]]'' is hosted by [[Lazlow]], who also scripted and produced many of the radio stations in the game, and features hard rock and heavy metal music.
*The Pointer Sisters - ''Automatic'
*René & Angela - ''I'll Be Good''
*Mary Jane Girls - ''All Night Long''
*Rick James - ''Ghetto Life''
*Michael Jackson - ''Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'''
*Evelyn "Champagne" King - ''Shame''
*Teena Marie - ''Behind the Groove''
*James Mtume]- ''Juicy Fruit''
*Kool & The Gang - ''Summer Madness''
*Indeep - ''Last Night a DJ Saved My Life''<sup>2</sup>
 
===V-Rock===
'''V-Rock''' is hosted by [[Lazlow]], who also scripted and produced many of the radio stations in the game, and features heavy metal music. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.


The following songs can be heard on the station:  
The following songs can be heard on the station:  
* Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
* Mötley Crüe - "Too Young to Fall in Love"
* Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"
* The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
* Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"※
* [[Love Fist]] - "Dangerous Bastard"<sup>§1</sup>
* Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
* Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"
* Alcatrazz - "God Bless Video"
* Tesla - "Cumin' Atcha Live"
* Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
* Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
* Anthrax - "Madhouse"
* Slayer - "Raining Blood"
* Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
* [[Love Fist]] - "Fist Fury"<sup>§1</sup>
* David Lee Roth - "Yankee Rose"


*Twisted Sister - ''I Wanna Rock''
[[V-Rock]] was also the branding of WSTB, a radio station serving Streetsboro High School in Streetsboro, Ohio. Like it's virtual successor, [[V-Rock]] played heavy metal music; indeed, given the time period [[V-Rock]] was on the air (1991-1999), it's likely the on-air station played many of the same songs as the station in the video game. [[V-Rock]] signed off the air in the wake of the Columbine tragedy, and resumed that fall with a new brand and new format. (See also [[wikipedia:WSTB|WSTB]] for additional information.)
*Mötley Crüe - ''Too Young to Fall in Love''
*Quiet Riot - ''Cum on Feel the Noize''<sup>2</sup>
*The Cult - ''She Sells Sanctuary''<sup>1</sup>
*Ozzy Osbourne - ''Bark At The Moon''
*[[Rockstar North|Rockstar]]'s [[Love Fist]] - ''Dangerous Bastard''
*Iron Maiden - ''2 Minutes To Midnight''
*Loverboy - ''Working for the Weekend''<sup>2</sup>
*Alcatrazz - ''God Bless Video''<sup>1</sup>
*Tesla - ''Cumin' Atcha Live''
*Autograph - ''Turn Up The Radio''
*Megadeth - ''Peace Sells''
*Anthrax - ''Madhouse''
*Slayer - ''Raining Blood''
*Judas Priest - ''You've Got Another Thing Comin'''
*[[Rockstar North|Rockstar]]'s [[Love Fist]] - ''Fist Fury''<sup>1</sup>
*David Lee Roth - ''Yankee Rose''


It is interesting to note that on ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'''s [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack#Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox FM chat show]], which is set circa 2001, Lazlow claims that he hosts Chatterbox because he "got kicked off the rock station"; the V-Rock soundtrack CD features a hidden track at the end in which you can hear Lazlow arguing with his superiors before vandalizing his own studio and getting fired/walking out as a result.  
== VCPR ==
[[File:ViceCityPublicRadio-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px|]]
''[[Vice City Public Radio]],'' abbreviated as ''[[VCPR]]'', is hosted by [[Jonathan Freeloader]] (Patrick Olsen) and [[Michelle Montanius]] (Kelly Guest). The station's only program is called [[Pressing Issues]], and is hosted by [[Maurice Chavez]] (voiced by Philip Anthony Rodriguez). The show focuses on exactly that&mdash;particular issues are chosen, and [[Maurice Chavez]] mediates an informal debate between selected guests.


In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', which takes place in 1992, Lazlow interviews celebrities on a radio show called "Entertaining America" on [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#WCTR|WCTR]]. He mentions that he is still getting over the 1980s and is having trouble adjusting to the 1990s. In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'', which takes place in 1998, Lazlow is finally the host of Chatterbox, but it's only a show on [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories soundtrack#LCFR|LCFR]], not its own channel yet.
Three such issues are broadcast within the game. They are:
* Morality
* Perception and Positive Thinking
* Public Safety


V-Rock was also the branding of WSTB, a radio station serving Streetsboro High School in Streetsboro, Ohio.  Like its virtual successor, V-Rock played heavy metal music; indeed, given the time period V-Rock was on the air (1991-1999), it's likely the on-air station played many of the same songs as the station in the video game. V-Rock signed off the air in the wake of the Columbine tragedy, and resumed that fall with a new brand and new format. (See also [[wikipedia:WSTB|WSTB]] for additional information)
== Radio Espantoso ==
 
[[File:RadioEspantoso-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]  
===Radio Espantoso===
''[[Radio Espantoso]]'' is a Spanish-language radio station hosted by [[Pepe]] (voiced by Tony Chiroldes) and plays latin jazz. On a trivial note, the radio station's name translates literally as "Terrifying Radio" or "Horrible Radio".
'''Radio Espantoso''' is a Spanish-language radio station hosted by DJ ''Pepe'' (voiced by Tony Chiroldes) and plays Latin jazz. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set. On a trivial note, the radio station's name translates literally as "Terrifying Radius" or "Horrible Radius".


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Cachao - "A Gozar Con Mi Combo"
* [[Alpha Banditos]] - "The Bull Is Wrong"<sup>§1</sup>
* [[Tres Apenas como eso]] - "Yo Te Mire"<sup>§1</sup>
* Deodato - "Latin Flute"
* Mongo Santamaría - "Mama Papa Tu"
* Mongo Santamaría - "Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao)"
* Machito and his Afro-Cubans - "Mambo Mucho Mambo"
* [[Unaesta]] - "La Vida es Una Lenteja"<sup>§1</sup>
* Lonnie Liston Smith - "Expansions"
* Irakere - "Aguanile"
* Deodato - "Super Strut"
* Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra - "Jamay"
* Beny Moré - "Maracaïbo Oriental"
* Tito Puente and his Orchestra - "Mambo Gozón"


*Cachao - ''A Gozar Con Mi Combo''
== Emotion 98.3 ==
*Alpha Banditos - ''The Bull Is Wrong''<sup>1</sup>
[[File:Emotion98.3-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]
*Tres Apenas como eso - ''Yo Te Mire''<sup>1</sup>
''[[Emotion 98.3]]'' is hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank Chavez) and features power ballads.
*Eumir Deodato - ''Latin Flute''
*Mongo Santamaria - ''Mama Papa Tu''
*Mongo Santamaria  - ''Me and You Baby'' (Picao y Tostao)
*Machito and his Afro-Cubans - ''Mambu Mucho Mambo''
*Unaesta - ''La Vida es Una Lenteja''
*Lonnie Liston Smith - ''Expansions''
*Irakere - ''Aguanile''
*Eumir Deodato - ''Super Strut''
*Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra - ''Jamay''
*Beny Moré - ''Maracaïbo Oriental''
*Tito Puente - ''Mambo Gozon''
 
===Emotion 98.3===
'''Emotion 98.3''' is hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank Chavez) and features power ballads.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Foreigner - "Waiting for a Girl Like You"
* Kate Bush - "Wow"※
* Squeeze - "Tempted"
* REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You"
* Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
* Roxy Music - "More Than This"
* Toto - "Africa"
* Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings"
* John Waite - "Missing You"
* Jan Hammer - "Crockett's Theme"
* Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
* Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"


*Foreigner - ''Waiting For A Girl Like You''
== Wave 103 ==
*Kate Bush - ''Wow''
[[File:Wave103-GTAVC-logo.jpg|right|140px]]  
*Squeeze - ''Tempted''
''[[Wave 103]]'' is hosted by [[Adam First]] (voiced by Jamie Canfield), and features New Wave and Synthpop music.
*REO Speedwagon - ''Keep On Loving You''
*Cutting Crew - ''(I Just) Died In Your Arms''
*Roxy Music - ''More Than This''
*Toto - ''Africa''
*Mr. Mister - ''Broken Wings''
*John Waite - ''Missing You''
*Jan Hammer - ''Crockett's Theme''
*Night Ranger - ''Sister Christian''
*Luther Vandross - ''Never Too Much''
 
Fernando originally "appeared" as Lazlow's guest on [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack#Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox FM]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', and he also appears on the "Lonely Hearts" segment of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'''s [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#WCTR|WCTR]] station. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set, and is the only radio station with all of its songs on the official CD.
 
===Wave 103===
'''Wave 103''' is hosted by Adam First, who is voiced by Jamie Canfield, and features New Wave and Synthpop music. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
* Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F1-11"
* Gary Numan - "Cars"
* The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
* Blondie - "Atomic"
* Nena - "99 Luftballons"
* Kim Wilde - "Kids In America"
* Tears For Fears - "Pale Shelter"
* Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"
* ABC - "Poison Arrow"
* A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"
* The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
* Animotion - "Obsession"
* Spandau Ballet - "Gold
* Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive!"
* Romeo Void - "Never Say Never"


*Frankie Goes To Hollywood - ''Two Tribes''
== Other songs ==
*Sigue Sigue Sputnik - ''Love Missile F1-11''<sup>1</sup>
[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] includes a few songs present in the game, through various cutscenes, that are not featured on any radio station.
*Gary Numan - ''Cars''<sup>1</sup>
*The Human League - ''(Keep Feeling) Fascination''
*Blondie - ''Atomic''
*Nena - ''99 Luftballons''
*Kim Wilde - ''Kids In America''
*Tears For Fears - ''Pale Shelter''
*Corey Hart - ''Sunglasses At Night''
*ABC - ''Poison Arrow''<sup>3</sup>
*A Flock Of Seagulls - ''I Ran (So Far Away)''
*The Psychedelic Furs - ''Love My Way''
*Animotion - ''Obsession''<sup>2</sup>
*Spandau Ballet - ''Gold''
*Thomas Dolby - ''Hyperactive!''
*Romeo Void - ''Never Say Never''
 
Flash FM's "Japanese Boy" also appears on the European Wave 103 CD album.
 
:<sup>1</sup> - not on soundtrack album
:<sup>2</sup> - on European soundtrack album only
:<sup>3</sup> - on Australian soundtrack album only
 
==Talk stations==
There are also two "talk" radio stations which have not been released separately:
 
===KCHAT===
[[Image:KCHAT-logo.png|right|KCHAT logo]]'''KCHAT''' is celebrity talk station hosted by Amy Sheckenhausen (voiced by Leyna Weber). Of the nine radio stations in the game, KCHAT is one of the two stations not represented in the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' soundtrack.
 
====Interviewees====
KCHAT runs "live" interviews with both local and national celebrities, along with listener call-in participation.  During the broadcast played in the game, Amy talks with seven interviewees, some of whom appear elsewhere in the game.
 
One of the characters that appears elsewhere in the game is Jez Torrent, of the fictional band [[Love Fist]].  After this segment is an interview with professor and exaggerated feminist Michaela Carapadis (Mary Birdsong). She is over-obsessed with hating men and even dresses as one. She also discusses her recently-published thesis, which describes an undercover experience on a construction site. She is later insulted by a caller on air after being told that her work is totally nonsense and is nothing but a "load of crap" as she says.  Following that is an interview with Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy, an anachronistic [[wp:Steve Irwin|Steve Irwin]] parody with an unconventional love for animals. He is later removed from the studio after molesting an animal by his doctor after he reveals to Amy that he is just a very mentally sick man and is taken to a mental clinic.
 
After Mr. Zoo is removed from the studio, Amy interviews a New Age priestess by the name of Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker. During this interview, a caller makes lewd comments to Gethsemanee, asking her for punishment in a BDSM manner; this same caller calls the host on [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack#Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox FM]], the talk radio station in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', asking to be spanked by a nanny. The next interviewee is [[BJ Smith]], an aggressive and overzealous [[wp:American football|American football]] legend (voiced by real-life legend [[Lawrence Taylor]]). Late in the game, [[Tommy Vercetti]], through the player's choice, is able to buy a used car dealership from Smith.
 
The final two interviewees appear in commercials on other radio stations in the game.  The first is Claude Maginot, a classically-trained actor who is ashamed at his recent forced career change, a successful audition for the part of the father in ''Just the Five of Us'', a fictional sitcom with a ridiculous premise involving a "mixup at the adoption agency" and "three zany new house guests".  Both this sitcom and his unsuccessful interpretive dance performance, ''In the Future, There Will Be Robots'', are advertised on other stations.  Finally, Norse deity Thor (or a reincarnation, impersonator or channeler of him &mdash; it is not explained which in the game) appears to further explain and sell his series of self-help tapes, which give very ancient (and often violent) answers to common personal problems. He is critical of women, exampled in his treatment of the host - "Go and live in a chimney, ya troll!" and "Wench Amy" - and he is known to speak in the third person.
 
===VCPR===
'''Vice City Public Radio,''' abbreviated as '''VCPR''', is hosted by Maurice Chavez (voiced by Philip Anthony Rodriguez), with supervisors Jonathan Freeloader (Patrick Olsen) and Michelle Montanius (Kelly Guest).  Along with [[#KCHAT|KCHAT]], the other talk radio station in the game, VCPR has not been released as part of the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' soundtrack.
 
====Interviews====
Much like KCHAT, VCPR features live interviews; unlike the celebrity interviews on KCHAT, however, the show broadcast on VCPR within the game is called ''Pressing Issues'', and focuses on exactly that&mdash;particular issues are chosen, and Maurice Chavez mediates an informal debate between selected guests.  Three such issues are broadcast within the game.
 
Also on VCPR are the frequent donation drives by Michelle Montanius and Jonathon Freeloader, who between shows beg for support money (as VCPR is a public show, it relies on donations) and try to make the listener feel as guilty as possible about listening yet not supporting Public Radio.
 
=====Public safety=====
The first "debate" on the station (if there is such a thing; all ''Vice City'' radio station broadcasts are designed to loop indefinitely) concerns public safety, particularly in the context of the rising tide of crime promoted in no small part by [[Tommy Vercetti]], the game's protagonist. The three guests during this segment are [[Congressman Alex Shrub]] (voiced by Chris Lucas), an extremely right-wing, cocksure politician who is also the youngest congressman elected by the city. He believes that America needs to accept it's okay to be rich and forget the poor, and during the course of the debate he also reveals past facts about host Maurice Chavez (how he used to work as clown, his failed attempts to be an actor, suffering from anxiety, attending group therapy, wanting to get a sex change etc). Social activist and extreme [[wp:Liberalism|liberal]] Callum Crayshaw (Sean Modica) is a stereotypical concerned rich boy who wants to "help the poor" in completely unfeasible ways with an organization he formed called "Speaking for the Underdog", and often talks about his trips to other continents (funded by his wealthy businessman Dad, who doesn't seem to care about the same issues at all). The last panel member is [[wp:secession|secession]]ist and last-minute panel replacement (The previous guest was carjacked and decided to stay at home arming himself to the teeth.) John F. Hickory (LJ Gansen), an extremely radical native [[wp:Florida|Floridian]] (though it is revealed he only moved to Vice City recently) who believes that by digging a suitably large river Florida can break free of the American mainland, and finally put a stop to the people flooding in from the northern states.
 
Of note is the common (but unofficial) perception that Alex Shrub is a caricature of presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, as well as Florida governor Jeb Bush. His last name Shrub would add to this, as a shrub is basically a bush.
 
=====Morality=====
 
The second issue deals with issues of general morality.  The three guests for this debate are firebrand Pastor Richards (David Green), harried activist, mother and wife Jan Brown (Maureen Silliman), and naturist Barry Stark (Renaud Sebbane). Pastor Richards is a corrupt and wholly insane televangelist, who promises salvation (in the form of a radiation proof giant living space/effigy of Richards) to all those who pay him very large donations (he later reveals that he was actually planning on using the money to build himself a palace mansion in Hawaii). Jan Brown is an overstressed, overattentive mother who is cheated on (constantly) by her husband. Barry Stark is a naturist and a liar, with sexuality issues (he gets erections several times during the debate). By the end of this segment, Pastor Richards snaps, and, disgusted by Stark's nudism, pulls a gun on Stark and shoots him in the genitals, while Brown passes out. Pastor Richards also ends up claiming the station as his own for a short while.
 
Barry Stark also appeared as a caller on [[Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack#Chatterbox FM|Chatterbox FM]] in ''Grand Theft Auto III'', where he makes similar comments about nudity.
 
During the interview, Pastor Richards complains that "[American] newspapers are owned by Canadians with an agenda". This could be a reference to the mockumentary ''The Canadian Conspiracy'', which details how the Canadian government is subverting the United States by taking over its media, and came out in 1985, one year before the setting of the game.
 
There is a perception amongst some gamers that Pastor Richards is a caricature either of former televangelist Jim Bakker or Pat Robertson. [[Rockstar Games]] has set up a toll-free telephone line that, when called, plays a recording of Pastor Richards discussing his "Salvation Statue." The number can be reached by calling 1-866-9-SAVE-ME (972-8363).
 
The interview goes awry when Pasture Richards pulls a gun on Barry Stark for being immoral and shoots him in the groin. Barry survives and "is in need of a proctologist". The show then cuts away to Jonathan and Michelle.
 
=====Perception and positive thinking=====
The final issue is that of perception and attitude.  The three guests for this debate are exaggerated gothic artist Konstantinos Smith (voice artist credited as [http://konstantinos.com/ Konstantinos.com]); positive thinker, motivational speaker and shyster Jeremy Robard, who claims that his 3 step program called "Think Your Way To Success" has changed people's lives and made him very rich,(Peter Silvestro); and Jenny Louise Crab (Mary Birdsong), a woman driven crazy by the murder of her foster parents, but seemingly addicted to high strength mood elevators in an effort to block the memory (as such, she is insanely hyperactive and scarily cheerful).
 
During the show, Robard persistently tries to sell his motivational tape series.  This series is advertised elsewhere on ''Vice City'' radio, and it's worth noting that the initials for each program spells out the name of a popular illegal drug: "Motivate, Demonstrate, then Motivate Again" spells out "MDMA", the scientific abbreviation for [[wp:Ecstasy (drug)|Ecstasy]]; "Learn, Start, Doing" spells out "LSD", the abbreviation for lysergic acid diethylamide; "Think, Hold that thought, Complete" spells out "THC" the abbreviation for Tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary chemical in marijuana. Later in his dialogue he mentions, "And if you want to think *really* fast, try my crank-it-out program" (Crank is slang for Methamphetamine).
 
Near the end of the show Maurice eventually sees that Robard's program is worth nothing, that it hasn't got him anywhere, that he is not a rich successful business man, that he hasn't changed anyone's lives, and that he is nothing but a poor desperate fraud. Maurice and Jeremy breaks his nose with a 'heavy paperweight' on the air.
 
==Publicity==
All the radio stations feature publicity breaks. Some advertised products are related to the game, while others link to segments in the radio shows.
 
The publicities that match elements of the game are:
* The [[Love Fist]] show.
* The Ammunation stores.
* [[BJ Smith]]'s used autos.
 
The publicities that aren't related to in-game elements but are mentioned on the radio stations are:
* Jeremy Robard's "Think Your Way To Success" program, which he will shamelessly plug during his interview on VCPR.
* The Domestabot, which is a robot designed to help people to do household chores.
* The Degenatron, which Jan Brown will blame for her kids' problems on VCPR.
* BJ Smith's "Fit for Football" program, which he'll mention during his interview on KCHAT.
* The "Pastor Richards Salvation Statue" will be mentioned by Pastor Richards during his interview on VCPR.
* The "Knife After Dark" movie preview; on VCPR, Jan Brown will mention that she won't let her kids watch that movie.
* Rusty Brown's Ring Donuts. Toni on Flash FM will dedicate a song to them.
* Giggle Cream, which will be the topic of one of the questions asked to Alex Shrub on VCPR.
* The show "Just the Five of Us" and the theatre performance "In the Future, There Will Be Robots". The star of both shows, Claude Maginot, will have an interview on KCHAT.
* Thor's self-help tapes. Thor himself will appear in an interview on KCHAT.
* Sissy Spritz, a hair-care saloon, is mentioned by the hosts of VROCK and FLASH-FM.
 
Some of the abovementioned items would reappear ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'':
* The Degenatron will be mentioned by a conspiracy theorist on [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#WCTR|WCTR]].
* [[Love Fist]] will be remembered by the host of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#K-DST|K-DST]].
* Rusty Brown's Ring Donuts is mentioned in pedestrian chatter.
* Jimmy, the child-star of ''Just the Five of Us'', will give an interview on WCTR.


<gallery>
These include:
Image:EmotionCD.jpg|[[Emotion 98.3]] Soundtrack cover
* Al Di Meola - "Ritmo De La Noche" (Featured during the "[[Bar Brawl]]" cutscene.)
Image:EspantosoCD.jpg|[[Radio Espantoso]] soundtrack cover
* Big Country - "In a Big Country" (Featured during "[[The Driver]]" cutscene, only in earlier PS2 versions.)
Image:FeverCD.jpg|[[Fever 105]] soundtrack cover
* Blue Öyster Cult - "I'm Burnin' for You" (Featured during the "[[Boomshine Saigon]]" cutscene.)
Image:Toni.jpg|[[Flash FM|Flash]] soundtrack cover.
* Live Fist - "Down Down Down"<sup>§1</sup> (Featured at the beginning of the "Love Juice" cutscene.)
Image:VrockCD.jpg|[[V-Rock]] soundtrack cover
* Whodini - "Freaks Come out at Night" (Featured during "[[The Job]]" cutscene. This song later appears on the soundtrack of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] on [[Fresh 105 FM]].)
Image:WaveCD.jpg|[[Wave 103]] soundtrack cover
Image:WildstyleCD.jpg|[[Wildstyle Pirate Radio]] soundtrack cover
</gallery>


==External links==
Two unidentified songs in Café Robina, not played on Radio Espantoso, can be heard in the cutscenes to the missions [[Naval Engagement]] and [[Trojan Voodoo]]. Two other unidentified songs are played during the [[Introduction (GTA VC)|busted deal]] cutscene, and the game [[Keep Your Friends Close...|credits]].
* [http://www.vicecityradio.com/ Vice City Radio.com&mdash;The official homepage of the soundtracks]
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/561641.html GameFAQs on ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''] - Contains scripts and song lyrics from all ''Vice City'' radio stations
* [http://gtaireland.com/vicecity/index.php?id=radio ''GTA'' Ireland's ''Vice City'' radio guide]
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:※ - Song not featured in the mobile version of the game.


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Latest revision as of 01:30, 27 November 2014

Various radio stations can be received on radios in most vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. They are also available in the Audio menu, while the game is paused. The soundtrack has been released in a box set and seven separate CDs.

Most radio stations play a mixture of music, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. The stations each reflect one style of music intended to evoke the atmosphere of the time.

The player can listen to the following radio stations:

The songs are listed in the same order as they appear in the game.

Wildstyle

Wildstyle is hosted by famed Mr. Magic, who was an actual rap DJ during the 1980s, when the game takes place. The station plays hip hop and period electro music.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Trouble Funk - "Pump Me Up"
  • Davy DMX - "One for the Treble (Vocal Mix)"
  • Cybotron - "Clear"
  • Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" [Side B]
  • Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"※
  • Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat"※
  • 2 Live Crew - "Get It Girl"
  • Run-D.M.C. - "Rock Box"
  • Mantronix - "Bassline (Club Version)"
  • Tyrone Brunson - "The Smurf"
  • Whodini - "Magic's Wand"
  • Zapp - "More Bounce to the Ounce"
  • Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"
  • Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
  • Man Parrish - "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Techno Remix)"

Flash FM

Flash FM is hosted by Toni (voiced by Maria Chambers), and plays period pop and rock music.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Hall and Oates - "Out of Touch"
  • Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days"
  • Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"※
  • Laura Branigan - "Self Control"
  • Go West - "Call Me"
  • INXS - "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
  • Bryan Adams - "Run to You"
  • Electric Light Orchestra - "Four Little Diamonds"
  • Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
  • The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
  • Aneka - "Japanese Boy"
  • Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It"
  • The Outfield - "Your Love"
  • Joe Jackson - "Stepping Out"
  • The Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"
  • Lionel Richie - "Running With The Night" (On the original PlayStation 2 version only)

K-Chat

K-Chat is celebrity talk station hosted by Amy Sheckenhausen (voiced by Leyna Weber).

The following persons are interviewed:

Fever 105

Fever 105 is hosted by Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit (voiced by Julius Dyson) and plays soul, disco and R&B.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"
  • Fat Larry's Band - "Act Like You Know"
  • Oliver Cheatham - "Get Down Saturday Night"
  • The Pointer Sisters - "Automatic"
  • René & Angela - "I'll Be Good"
  • Mary Jane Girls - "All Night Long"
  • Rick James - "Ghetto Life"
  • Michael Jackson - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"※
  • Evelyn King - "Shame"
  • Teena Marie - "Behind the Groove"
  • Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"
  • Kool & The Gang - "Summer Madness"
  • Indeep - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"

V-Rock

V-Rock is hosted by Lazlow, who also scripted and produced many of the radio stations in the game, and features hard rock and heavy metal music.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
  • Mötley Crüe - "Too Young to Fall in Love"
  • Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"
  • The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
  • Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"※
  • Love Fist - "Dangerous Bastard"§1
  • Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
  • Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"
  • Alcatrazz - "God Bless Video"
  • Tesla - "Cumin' Atcha Live"
  • Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
  • Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
  • Anthrax - "Madhouse"
  • Slayer - "Raining Blood"
  • Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  • Love Fist - "Fist Fury"§1
  • David Lee Roth - "Yankee Rose"

V-Rock was also the branding of WSTB, a radio station serving Streetsboro High School in Streetsboro, Ohio. Like it's virtual successor, V-Rock played heavy metal music; indeed, given the time period V-Rock was on the air (1991-1999), it's likely the on-air station played many of the same songs as the station in the video game. V-Rock signed off the air in the wake of the Columbine tragedy, and resumed that fall with a new brand and new format. (See also WSTB for additional information.)

VCPR

Vice City Public Radio, abbreviated as VCPR, is hosted by Jonathan Freeloader (Patrick Olsen) and Michelle Montanius (Kelly Guest). The station's only program is called Pressing Issues, and is hosted by Maurice Chavez (voiced by Philip Anthony Rodriguez). The show focuses on exactly that—particular issues are chosen, and Maurice Chavez mediates an informal debate between selected guests.

Three such issues are broadcast within the game. They are:

  • Morality
  • Perception and Positive Thinking
  • Public Safety

Radio Espantoso

Radio Espantoso is a Spanish-language radio station hosted by Pepe (voiced by Tony Chiroldes) and plays latin jazz. On a trivial note, the radio station's name translates literally as "Terrifying Radio" or "Horrible Radio".

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Cachao - "A Gozar Con Mi Combo"
  • Alpha Banditos - "The Bull Is Wrong"§1
  • Tres Apenas como eso - "Yo Te Mire"§1
  • Deodato - "Latin Flute"
  • Mongo Santamaría - "Mama Papa Tu"
  • Mongo Santamaría - "Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao)"
  • Machito and his Afro-Cubans - "Mambo Mucho Mambo"
  • Unaesta - "La Vida es Una Lenteja"§1
  • Lonnie Liston Smith - "Expansions"
  • Irakere - "Aguanile"
  • Deodato - "Super Strut"
  • Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra - "Jamay"
  • Beny Moré - "Maracaïbo Oriental"
  • Tito Puente and his Orchestra - "Mambo Gozón"

Emotion 98.3

Emotion 98.3 is hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank Chavez) and features power ballads.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Foreigner - "Waiting for a Girl Like You"
  • Kate Bush - "Wow"※
  • Squeeze - "Tempted"
  • REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You"
  • Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
  • Roxy Music - "More Than This"
  • Toto - "Africa"
  • Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings"
  • John Waite - "Missing You"
  • Jan Hammer - "Crockett's Theme"
  • Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
  • Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"

Wave 103

Wave 103 is hosted by Adam First (voiced by Jamie Canfield), and features New Wave and Synthpop music.

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
  • Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F1-11"
  • Gary Numan - "Cars"
  • The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
  • Blondie - "Atomic"
  • Nena - "99 Luftballons"
  • Kim Wilde - "Kids In America"
  • Tears For Fears - "Pale Shelter"
  • Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"
  • ABC - "Poison Arrow"
  • A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"
  • The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
  • Animotion - "Obsession"
  • Spandau Ballet - "Gold
  • Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive!"
  • Romeo Void - "Never Say Never"

Other songs

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City includes a few songs present in the game, through various cutscenes, that are not featured on any radio station.

These include:

  • Al Di Meola - "Ritmo De La Noche" (Featured during the "Bar Brawl" cutscene.)
  • Big Country - "In a Big Country" (Featured during "The Driver" cutscene, only in earlier PS2 versions.)
  • Blue Öyster Cult - "I'm Burnin' for You" (Featured during the "Boomshine Saigon" cutscene.)
  • Live Fist - "Down Down Down"§1 (Featured at the beginning of the "Love Juice" cutscene.)
  • Whodini - "Freaks Come out at Night" (Featured during "The Job" cutscene. This song later appears on the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Fresh 105 FM.)

Two unidentified songs in Café Robina, not played on Radio Espantoso, can be heard in the cutscenes to the missions Naval Engagement and Trojan Voodoo. Two other unidentified songs are played during the busted deal cutscene, and the game credits.

Notes

§1 - Fictional artist, song was made for the game.
※ - Song not featured in the mobile version of the game.

See also

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