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| djs = [[Adam First]] <small>(GTA Vice City)</small><br />[[Trish Camden]] and Adam <small>(GTA Vice City Stories)</small> | | djs = [[Adam First]] <small>(GTA Vice City)</small><br />[[Trish Camden]] and Adam <small>(GTA Vice City Stories)</small> | ||
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'''Wave 103''' is a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. The station was founded in [[1981]] and is hosted by [[Adam First]] in the former and by Adam and [[Trish Camden]]. Wave 103 features new wave and synthpop music. | '''Wave 103''' is a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. The station was founded in [[1981]] and is hosted by [[Adam First]] in the former and by Adam and [[Trish Camden]] in the latter. Wave 103 features new wave and synthpop music. | ||
Wave 103 is one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by the [[Sharks]], the other station being [[Flash FM]]. Wave 103 can be heard after Tommy carjacks their [[Gang Burrito|gang vehicles]]. | Wave 103 is one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by the [[Sharks]], the other station being [[Flash FM]]. Wave 103 can be heard after Tommy carjacks their [[Gang Burrito|gang vehicles]]. | ||
An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the GTA Vice City soundtrack box set. Customers received this volume when they placed a pre-order down payment of $10 on the PC version of the game at Best Buy. Flash FM's | An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the GTA Vice City soundtrack box set. Customers received this volume when they placed a pre-order down payment of $10 on the PC version of the game at Best Buy. Flash FM's ''Japanese Boy'' also appears on the European version of the Wave 103 CD album. | ||
The name of the station apes that of an actual local radio station [[wp:Wave 102|Wave 102]] in Dundee, Scotland, the original birthplace of the game's design company [[Rockstar North]]. The name may also allude to the new wave music on the station's playlist. | The name of the station apes that of an actual local radio station [[wp:Wave 102|Wave 102]] in Dundee, Scotland, the original birthplace of the game's design company [[Rockstar North]]. The name may also allude to the new wave music on the station's playlist. | ||
Like most DJs in Vice City, Adam believes that his kind of music is the best. He further fancies himself a music connoisseur, despite making some glaring mistakes such as calling 1986 the "finest hour" for Blondie, when in fact the band broke up in 1982. | Like most DJs in Vice City, Adam believes that his kind of music is the best. He further fancies himself a music connoisseur, despite making some glaring mistakes such as calling 1986 the "finest hour" for Blondie, when in fact the band broke up in 1982. However, he may have meant the song ''Atomic'', which is part of the soundtrack. | ||
===Playlists=== | === Playlists === | ||
====''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' rendition==== | ==== ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' rendition ==== | ||
'''DJ''': [[Adam First]] | '''DJ''': [[Adam First]] | ||
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* [[wp:Romeo Void|Romeo Void]] - "[[wp:Never Say Never (Romeo Void song)|Never Say Never]]" ''(1982)'' | * [[wp:Romeo Void|Romeo Void]] - "[[wp:Never Say Never (Romeo Void song)|Never Say Never]]" ''(1982)'' | ||
====''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' rendition==== | ==== ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' rendition ==== | ||
'''DJ''': [[Trish Camden]] and [[Adam First]] | '''DJ''': [[Trish Camden]] and [[Adam First]] | ||
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* [[wp:Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] - "[[wp:Don't Go (Yazoo song)|Don't Go]]" ''(1982)'' | * [[wp:Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] - "[[wp:Don't Go (Yazoo song)|Don't Go]]" ''(1982)'' | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*In GTA Vice City Stories, the station is referred to as | * In GTA Vice City Stories, the station is referred to as '''The Wave 103''', but in the original Vice City, it is just called '''Wave 103'''. | ||
*The song, "''Sex (I'm A...)''" by Berlin was excluded from the European release of the game. | * The song, "''Sex (I'm A...)''" by Berlin was excluded from the European release of the game. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[Emotion 98.3]] and [[Flash FM]], two other radio stations in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories that play new wave and synthpop. | * [[Emotion 98.3]] and [[Flash FM]], two other radio stations in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories that play new wave and synthpop. | ||
* [[Electro-Choc]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] that plays post-punk, among other things. | * [[Electro-Choc]], a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] that plays post-punk, among other things. | ||