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{{Radio station
| image = [[File:ViceCityFM-GTAEFLC-logo.png|100px]]
| genre = Sophisti-pop, synthpop, new wave, pop rock
| games = [[GTA IV Episodes|Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]
| djs  = [[Fernando Martinez]]
}}


'''Vice City FM''' is an exclusive [[Radio Station|radio station]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]. Named after [[Vice City]], "VCFM" plays 1980s' pop and rock, and is hosted by [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] radio DJ, [[Fernando Martinez]]. For some reason, in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], Vice City FM replaces [[The Vibe 98.8]] (especially because of its high number of songs and love being the main theme) in [[GTA IV]].
'''Vice City FM''' is an exclusive [[Radio Station|radio station]] to [[GTA IV Episodes|Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]], not available in the downloadable version of the episodes. Named after [[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]], "VCFM" plays 1980's [[wp:Pop music|pop music]], and is hosted by radio DJ [[Fernando Martinez]], who had appeared in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. Vice City FM mostly replaces the removed [[The Vibe 98.8|Vibe 98.8]] station from [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].


==Playlist==
'''DJ:''' [[Fernando Martinez]]
*[[wp:Neneh Cherry|Neneh Cherry]] - "[[wp:Buffalo Stance|Buffalo Stance]]"
 
*[[wp:Swing Out Sister|Swing Out Sister]] - "[[wp:Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)|Breakout]]"
'''Genres:''' [[wp:Sophisti-pop|sophisti-pop]], [[wp:Synthpop|synthpop]], [[wp:New wave music|new wave]], [[wp:Pop rock|pop rock]]
*[[wp:Robbie Nevil|Robbie Nevil]] - "[[wp:C'est La Vie (Robbie Nevil song)|C'est la Vie]]"
 
*[[wp:Roachford|Roachford]] - "Cuddly Toy"
===Playlist===
*[[wp:Narada Michael Walden|Narada Michael Walden]] - "[[wp:Divine Emotions|Divine Emotions]]"
*[[wp:Neneh Cherry|Neneh Cherry]] - "[[wp:Buffalo Stance|Buffalo Stance]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:Five Star|Five Star]] - "[[wp:Find the Time|Find the Time]]"
*[[wp:Swing Out Sister|Swing Out Sister]] - "[[wp:Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)|Breakout]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:T'Pau|T'Pau]] - "[[wp:Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)|Heart and Soul]]"
*[[wp:Robbie Nevil|Robbie Nevil]] - "[[wp:C'est La Vie (Robbie Nevil song)|C'est la Vie]]" ''(1986)''
*[[wp:Mai Tai|Mai Tai]] - "History"
*[[wp:Andrew Roachford|Roachford]] - "[[wp:Cuddly Toy (song)|Cuddly Toy]]" ''(1989)''
*[[wp:Nu Shooz|Nu Shooz]] - "[[wp:I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)|I Can't Wait]]"
*[[wp:Narada Michael Walden|Narada Michael Walden]] - "[[wp:Divine Emotions|Divine Emotions]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:Texas (band)|Texas]] - "[[wp:I Don't Want A Lover|I Don't Want a Lover]]"
*[[wp:Five Star|Five Star]] - "[[wp:Find the Time|Find the Time]]" ''(1986)''
*[[wp:Marillion|Marillion]] - "[[wp:Kayleigh|Kayleigh]]"
*[[wp:T'Pau (band)|T'Pau]] - "[[wp:Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)|Heart and Soul]]" ''(1987)''
*[[wp:Hue and Cry (band)|Hue and Cry]] - "[[wp:Labour of Love (song)|Labour of Love]]"
*[[wp:Mai Tai (band)|Mai Tai]] - "History" ''(1985)''
*[[wp:Climie Fisher|Climie Fisher]] - "Love Changes (Everything)"
*[[wp:Nu Shooz|Nu Shooz]] - "[[wp:I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)|I Can't Wait]]" ''(1986)''
*[[wp:Hall & Oates|Hall & Oates]] - "[[wp:Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]"
*[[wp:Texas (band)|Texas]] - "[[wp:I Don't Want a Lover|I Don't Want a Lover]]" ''(1989)''
*[[wp:Curiosity Killed the Cat|Curiosity Killed the Cat]] - "Misfit"
*[[wp:Marillion|Marillion]] - "[[wp:Kayleigh|Kayleigh]]" ''(1985)''
*[[wp:Coldcut|Coldcut]] feat. [[wp:Lisa Stansfield|Lisa Stansfield]] - "[[wp:People Hold On|People Hold on]]"
*[[wp:Hue and Cry|Hue and Cry]] - "[[wp:Labour of Love (song)|Labour of Love]]" ''(1987)''
*[[wp:Level 42|Level 42]] - "[[wp:Something About You (Level 42 song)|Something about You]]"
*[[wp:Climie Fisher|Climie Fisher]] - "[[wp:Love Changes (Everything)|Love Changes (Everything)]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:Jeffrey Osborne|Jeffrey Osborne]] - "Stay with Me Tonight"
*[[wp:Hall & Oates|Hall & Oates]] - "[[wp:Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]" ''(1982)''
*[[wp:Womack & Womack|Womack & Womack]] - "[[wp:Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops]]"
*[[wp:Curiosity Killed the Cat|Curiosity Killed the Cat]] - "Misfit" ''(1986)''
*[[wp:Roxette|Roxette]] - "[[wp:The Look|The Look]]"
*[[wp:Coldcut|Coldcut]] feat. [[wp:Lisa Stansfield|Lisa Stansfield]] - "[[wp:People Hold On|People Hold on]]" ''(1989)''
*[[wp:Re-Flex|Re-Flex]] - "[[wp:The Politics of Dancing (song)|The Politics of Dancing]]"
*[[wp:Level 42|Level 42]] - "[[wp:Something About You (Level 42 song)|Something about You]]" ''(1985)''
*[[wp:'Til Tuesday|'Til Tuesday]] - "[[wp:Voices Carry|Voices Carry]]"
*[[wp:Jeffrey Osborne|Jeffrey Osborne]] - "Stay with Me Tonight" ''(1983)''
*[[wp:Boy Meets Girl (band)|Boy Meets Girl]] - "[[wp:Waiting For A Star To Fall|Waiting for a Star to Fall]]"
*[[wp:Womack & Womack|Womack & Womack]] - "[[wp:Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:Prefab Sprout|Prefab Sprout]] - "When Love Breaks Down"
*[[wp:Roxette|Roxette]] - "[[wp:The Look|The Look]]" ''(1989)''
*[[wp:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] - "Wishing Well"
*[[wp:Re-Flex|Re-Flex]] - "[[wp:The Politics of Dancing (song)|The Politics of Dancing]]" ''(1983)''
*[[wp:Wet Wet Wet|Wet Wet Wet]] - "[[wp:Wishing I Was Lucky|Wishing I Was Lucky]]"
*[[wp:'Til Tuesday|'Til Tuesday]] - "[[wp:Voices Carry|Voices Carry]]" ''(1985)''
*[[wp:Scritti Politti|Scritti Politti]] - "[[wp:Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)|Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)]]"
*[[wp:Boy Meets Girl (band)|Boy Meets Girl]] - "[[wp:Waiting for a Star to Fall|Waiting for a Star to Fall]]" ''(1983)''
*[[wp:John Farnham|John Farnham]] - "[[wp:You're The Voice|You're the Voice]]"
*[[wp:Prefab Sprout|Prefab Sprout]] - "[[wp:When Love Breaks Down|When Love Breaks Down]]" (1984)
*[[wp:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] - "[[wp:Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby song)|Wishing Well]]" ''(1987)''
*[[wp:Wet Wet Wet|Wet Wet Wet]] - "[[wp:Wishing I Was Lucky|Wishing I Was Lucky]]" ''(1987)''
*[[wp:Scritti Politti|Scritti Politti]] - "[[wp:Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)|Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)]]" ''(1984)''
*[[wp:John Farnham|John Farnham]] - "[[wp:You're the Voice|You're the Voice]]" ''(1986)''
 
== Unused songs ==
 
Songs planned for the station but not included are listed in the file "[[GXT|american.gxt]]":
*[[wp:Belouis Some |Belouis Some]] - "[[wp:Imagination (Belouis Some song)|Imagination]]" ''(1984)''
*[[wp:Billy Ocean|Billy Ocean]] - "[[wp:Caribbean Queen|Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)]]" ''(1984)''
*[[wp:Morrissey|Morrissey]] - "[[wp:Everyday Is Like Sunday|Everyday Is like Sunday]]" ''(1988)''
*[[wp:Club Nouveau|Club Nouveau]] - "[[wp:Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]" ''(1986)''
*[[wp:Culture Club|Culture Club]] - "[[wp:Time (Clock of the Heart)|Time (Clock of the Heart)]]" ''(1982)''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is revealed during Fernando's DJ chat that he is on the sex offender's register, has several children and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIs STIs] and is not allowed within 200 yards of school.
*[[Evan Moss]] sings along to "Maneater" - Hall & Oates, in the opening sequence of the mission [[Bang Bang]], this is the only time you can hear this song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only on the Disc version.
*[[Evan Moss]] sings "Maneater" (by Hall & Oates) in the opening sequence of the mission [[Bang Bang]].
*"''The Look''" by Roxette is a song which plays in one of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] trailers. It's also played at a strip club if the player chooses for a 2nd or 3rd dance.
*'The Look' - Roxette is a song which plays in one of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony ]]Trailers. It's also played at a Strip Club if the player chooses for a 2nd or 3rd dance.
*On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "[[wp:Go West (band)|Go West]]" and "[[wp:Tears for Fears|Tears For Fears]]" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development (however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt").
*On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears"are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development, however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt".
 
*Songs planned for the station, but dropped during development, are listed in the file "american.gxt" :
==See also==
**[[wp:Belouis Some |Belouis Some]] - "[[wp:Imagination (Belouis Some song)|Imagination]]"
* [[Flashback FM]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] which plays 80s pop music.
**[[wp:Billy Ocean|Billy Ocean]] - "[[wp:Carribean Queen|Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)]]"
* [[Emotion 98.3]], [[Flash FM]] and [[Wave 103]], three radio stations in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] which play 80s pop music and new wave.
**[[wp:Morrissey|Morrissey]] - "[[wp:Everyday Is Like Sunday|Everyday Is like Sunday]]"
* [[K-DST]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] which plays 70s and 80s pop/rock, among other things.
**[[wp:Club Nouveau|Club Nouveau]] - "[[wp:Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]"
* [[Liberty Rock Radio 97.8]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which plays 80s pop/rock, among other things.
**[[wp:Culture Club|Culture Club]] - "[[wp:Time (Clock Of The Heart)|Time (Clock of the Heart)]]"
* [[Los Santos Rock Radio]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] which plays 80s pop/rock, among other things.
**Vice City FM is not available in the downloadable versions of TLAD or TBOGT, only the disc version.
* [[Non Stop Pop FM]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] which plays 80s pop music and more recent.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 8 January 2014

Radio Station
Vice City FM
Genre: Sophisti-pop, synthpop, new wave, pop rock
Appearance(s): Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
DJ(s): Fernando Martinez
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Vice City FM is an exclusive radio station to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, not available in the downloadable version of the episodes. Named after Vice City, "VCFM" plays 1980's pop music, and is hosted by radio DJ Fernando Martinez, who had appeared in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Vice City FM mostly replaces the removed Vibe 98.8 station from Grand Theft Auto IV.

DJ: Fernando Martinez

Genres: sophisti-pop, synthpop, new wave, pop rock

Playlist

Unused songs

Songs planned for the station but not included are listed in the file "american.gxt":

Trivia

  • Evan Moss sings along to "Maneater" - Hall & Oates, in the opening sequence of the mission Bang Bang, this is the only time you can hear this song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only on the Disc version.
  • "The Look" by Roxette is a song which plays in one of The Ballad of Gay Tony trailers. It's also played at a strip club if the player chooses for a 2nd or 3rd dance.
  • On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development (however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt").

See also

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