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


==Wildstyle Pirate Radio==
==Wildstyle==
[[Image:Wildstyle.jpg|right|140px]]  
[[Image:Wildstyle.jpg|right|140px]]  
''[[Wildstyle|Wildstyle Pirate Radio]]'' is hosted by famed DJ "Super Rocking" Mr. Magic, who was an actual rap DJ during the 1980s, when the game takes place. The station plays [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music hip hop] and period [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro_%28music%29 electro] music. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.
''[[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:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouble_Funk Trouble Funk] - "Pump Me Up"
# Trouble Funk - "Pump Me Up"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_DMX Davy DMX] - "One for the Treble"
# Davy DMX - "One for the Treble"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybotron Cybotron] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_%28song%29 Clear]"
# Cybotron - "Clear"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashim_Music Hashim] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Calliste_Jr Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)]"
# Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockit Rockit]"
# Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa Afrika Bambaataa] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulsonic_Force Soulsonic Force] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_the_Perfect_Beat Looking for the Perfect Beat]"
# Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Live_Crew 2 Live Crew] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_2_Live_Crew_Is_What_We_Are Get It Girl]"
# 2 Live Crew - "Get It Girl"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Box Rock Box]"
# Run-D.M.C. - "Rock Box"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantronix Mantronix] - "Bassline"
# Mantronix - "Bassline"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Brunson Tyrone Brunson] - "The Smurf"
# Tyrone Brunson - "The Smurf"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whodini Whodini] - "Magic's Wand"
# Whodini - "Magic's Wand"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapp_%28band%29 Zapp] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Bounce_to_the_Ounce More Bounce to the Ounce]"
# Zapp - "More Bounce to the Ounce"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Grandmaster_Flash Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_%28Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_song%29 The Message]"
# Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow Kurtis Blow] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breaks_%28song%29 The Breaks]"
# Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Parrish Man Parrish] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_Hop,_Be_Bop_%28Don%27t_Stop%29 Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)] (Techno Remix)"
# Man Parrish - "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Techno Remix)"


==Flash FM==
==Flash FM==
[[Image:Flash.jpg|right|140px]]
[[Image:Flash.jpg|right|140px]]
''[[Flash FM]]'' is Hosted by Toni (voiced by Maria Chambers, for the second time), and plays period [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music pop music]. Flash FM is also one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Haitians Haitian gang] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Streetwannabes.2FSharks Streetwannabes], heard after Tommy carjacks their gang vehicles. An album of songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.
''[[Flash FM]]'' is hosted by [[Toni]] (voiced by Maria Chambers), and plays period pop and rock music.
 
According to her chatter between songs, Toni is an excited, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valspeak Valspeak]-using party-girl who gets invited on tour buses and to backstage parties, notably to one with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Fist Love Fist]. However, she expects to do something important with her life by the time she's 30 — an in-series joke, as she is still a radio DJ 15 years later, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_City_%28Grand_Theft_Auto%29#Grand_Theft_Auto_III_rendition Liberty City]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III_soundtrack#Flashback_95.6 Flashback 95.6]. As further reference to GTA III, Toni mentions that "I was dancing with my lighter and my hair went up like a Christmas tree." on Flash FM, an incident she has since forgotten in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III GTA III] when she claims, "Luckily I've never have been [on fire]... I've done a lot of crazy things, I can tell you that... but I've never been on fire... at least not to my knowledge.", and later on she mentions being asked by friends: "do you remember the 80s?"; to which she replies: 'well, I certainly don't remember anything else ''since'' then!"
.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates Hall & Oates] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Touch Out of Touch]"
# Hall and Oates - "Out of Touch"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Chung_%28band%29 Wang Chung] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Hall_Days Dance Hall Days]"
# Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean Billie Jean]"
# Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Branigan Laura Branigan] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_Control_%28song%29 Self Control]"
# Laura Branigan - "Self Control"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_West_%28band%29 Go West] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_%28Go_West_song%29 Call Me]"
# Go West - "Call Me"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS INXS] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_the_Dirt_%28Falling_Down_the_Mountain%29 Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)]"
# INXS - "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Adams Bryan Adams] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_to_You_%28Bryan_Adams_song%29 Run to You]"
# Bryan Adams - "Run to You"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Little_Diamonds Four Little Diamonds]"
# Electric Light Orchestra - "Four Little Diamonds"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28band%29 Yes] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart Owner of a Lonely Heart]"
# Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles The Buggles] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star Video Killed the Radio Star]"
# The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneka Aneka] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Boy Japanese Boy]"
# Aneka - "Japanese Boy"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Talk Talk Talk] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%27s_What_You_Make_It_%28Talk_Talk_song%29 Life's What You Make It]"
# Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outfield The Outfield] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Love_%28The_Outfield_song%29 Your Love]"
# The Outfield - "Your Love"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_%28musician%29 Joe Jackson] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppin%27_Out_%28Joe_Jackson_song%29 Steppin' Out]"
# Joe Jackson - "Stepping Out"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fixx The Fixx] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another One Thing Leads to Another]"
# The Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie Lionel Richie] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_with_the_Night Running with the Night]" (on the original PlayStation 2 version, removed from the Greatest Hits edition and the PC and Xbox versions.)
# Lionel Richie - "Running With The Night" (on the original PlayStation 2 version, removed from the Greatest Hits edition and the PC and Xbox versions.)


==KCHAT==
==KCHAT==
[[Image:Kchat.jpg|right|140px]]
[[Image:Kchat.jpg|right|140px]]
''[[KCHAT]]'' is celebrity talk station hosted by '''Amy Sheckenhausen''' (voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyna_Weber Leyna Weber]). Sheckenhausen is a ditzy girl with a cheery voice, who tends to gush over her famous guests while ignoring those she tends to find boring. She sometimes reads a book during interviews and forgets when there's a commercial playing. 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.)
''[[KCHAT]]'' is celebrity talk station hosted by [[Amy Sheckenhausen]] (voiced by Leyna Weber).


The following persons are interviewed:
The following persons are interviewed:
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==Fever 105==
==Fever 105==
[[Image:Fever_105.jpg‎|right|140px]]  
[[Image:Fever_105.jpg‎|right|140px]]  
''[[Fever 105]]'' is hosted by Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit (voiced by Julius Dyson) and plays [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco disco], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music soul] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues R&B]. Fever 105 is one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Haitians Haitian gang], which can be heard after the player carjacks their gang vehicles. The station is also the default radio station set when the player enters [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City#Lance_Vance Lance Vance]'s white Infernus sports car. An album of songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set. By coincidence, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith Will Smith] sampled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whispers The Whispers]' song "And The Beat Goes On" in his hit song "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_%28Will_Smith_song%29 Miami]" and Vice City is modeled after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami,_Florida Miami, Florida].
''[[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 following songs can be heard on the station:
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whispers The Whispers] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Beat_Goes_On_%28song%29 And the Beat Goes On]"
# The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Larry%27s_Band Fat Larry's Band] - "Act Like You Know"
# Fat Larry's Band - "Act Like You Know"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cheatham Oliver Cheatham] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Down_Saturday_Night_%28song%29 Get Down Saturday Night]"
# Oliver Cheatham - "Get Down Saturday Night"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_Sisters Pointer Sisters] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_%28Pointer_Sisters_song%29 Automatic]"
# The Pointer Sisters - "Automatic"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_%26_Angela René & Angela] - "I'll Be Good"
# René & Angela - "I'll Be Good"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Girls Mary Jane Girls] - "All Night Long"
# Mary Jane Girls - "All Night Long"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James] - "Ghetto Life"
# Rick James - "Ghetto Life"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanna_Be_Startin%27_Somethin%27 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']"
# Michael Jackson - "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_King_%28singer%29 Evelyn King] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shame_%28Evelyn_King_song%29 Shame]"
# Evelyn King - "Shame"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie Teena Marie] - "Behind the Groove"
# Teena Marie - "Behind the Groove"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtume Mtume] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicy_Fruit_%28song%29 Juicy Fruit]"
# Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang Kool & the Gang] - "Summer Madness"
# Kool & The Gang - "Summer Madness"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeep Indeep] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Night_a_DJ_Saved_My_Life_%28song%29 Last Night a DJ Saved My Life]"
# Indeep - "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"


==V-Rock==
==V-Rock==
[[Image:V-rock.jpg|right|140px]]  
[[Image:V-rock.jpg|right|140px]]  
''[[V-Rock]]'' is Hosted by Lazlow, who also scripted and produced many of the radio stations and commercials in the game, V-Rock features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music heavy metal music] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock hard rock]. The station is preferred by Vice City's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Bikers Biker gang], which is tuned in by default after the player hijacks their gang motorcycles. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set.
''[[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.


It is interesting to note that on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III Grand Theft Auto III]'''s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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." A hidden track on the V-Rock CD hints at how Lazlow got fired. In ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]'', which takes place in 1992, Lazlow interviews celebrities on a radio show called "Entertaining America" on the public talk radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 Vice City Stories, Lazlow, who is at that time the co-host of V-Rock, is constantly belittled by the DJ Couzin Ed, and at one point retorts "Well I'm going to broadcasting school next year. Then I'm gonna come back to Vice City and be a V-Rock DJ." It is said by Lazlow that the V-Rock transmitter is located in Red Dick, Florida
The following songs can be heard on the station:  
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# Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
 
# Mötley Crüe - "Too Young to Fall in Love"
The following songs can be heard on the station:
# Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Sister Twisted Sister] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Rock I Wanna Rock]"
# The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe Mötley Crüe] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Young_to_Fall_in_Love Too Young to Fall in Love]"
# Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Riot Quiet Riot] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cum_on_Feel_the_Noize Cum on Feel the Noize]"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cult The Cult] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Sells_Sanctuary She Sells Sanctuary]"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_at_the_Moon_%28song%29 Bark at the Moon]"
# [[Love Fist]] - "Dangerous Bastard"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Love Fist]] - "Dangerous Bastard"<sup>1</sup>
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden Iron Maiden] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Minutes_to_Midnight 2 Minutes to Midnight]"
# Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loverboy Loverboy] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_for_the_Weekend Working for the Weekend]"
# Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz Alcatrazz] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbing_the_Peace God Blessed Video]"
# Alcatrazz - "God Bless Video"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_%28band%29 Tesla] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin%27_Atcha_Live Cumin' Atcha Live]"
# Tesla - "Cumin' Atcha Live"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph_%28American_band%29 Autograph] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_Up_the_Radio Turn Up the Radio]"
# Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth Megadeth] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Sells Peace Sells]"
# Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_%28band%29 Anthrax] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_%28song%29 Madhouse]"
# Anthrax - "Madhouse"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer Slayer] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raining_Blood Raining Blood]"
# Slayer - "Raining Blood"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Priest Judas Priest] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Got_Another_Thing_Comin%27 You've Got Another Thing Comin']"
# Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
# [[Love Fist]] - "Fist Fury"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Love Fist]] - "Fist Fury"<sup>1</sup>
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth David Lee Roth] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Rose_%28song%29 Yankee Rose]"
# 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 [[wikipedia:WSTB|WSTB]] for additional information.)
[[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.)
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==Radio Espantoso==
==Radio Espantoso==
[[Image:Espantoso.jpg|right|140px]]  
[[Image:Espantoso.jpg|right|140px]]  
''[[Radio Espantoso]]'' is hosted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_Jockey DJ] Pepe (voiced by Tony Chiroldes) and plays Caribbean-themed music, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_jazz Latin jazz]. Espantoso, a radio station spoken entirely in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language Spanish], is the preferred station of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Cubans Cuban gang], as evidenced by the fact that Tommy often finds himself listening to it after carjacking cars that belong to them. It is also popular among taxi cab drivers. 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".
''[[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 Radius" or "Horrible Radius".


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachao_L%C3%B3pez Cachao] - "A Gozar Con Mi Combo"
# Cachao - "A Gozar Con Mi Combo"
# [[Alpha Banditos]] - "The Bull is Wrong"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Alpha Banditos]] - "The Bull Is Wrong"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Tres Apenas como eso]] - "Yo Te Miré"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Tres Apenas como eso]] - "Yo Te Mire"<sup>1</sup>
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumir_Deodato Eumir Deodato] - "Latin Flute"
# Eumir Deodato - "Latin Flute"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa Mongo Santamaría] - "Mama Papa Tu"
# Mongo Santamaría - "Mama Papa Tu"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Santamar%C3%ADa Mongo Santamaría] - "Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao)"
# Mongo Santamaría - "Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao)"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machito Machito] and his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Cubans_%28band%29 Afro-Cubans] - "Mambo Mucho Mambo"
# Machito and his Afro-Cubans - "Mambo Mucho Mambo"
# [[Unaesta]] - "La Vida es Una Lenteja"<sup>1</sup>
# [[Unaesta]] - "La Vida es Una Lenteja"<sup>1</sup>
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Liston_Smith Lonnie Liston Smith] - "Expansions"
# Lonnie Liston Smith - "Expansions"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irakere Irakere] - "Anunga Nunga"
# Irakere - "Aguanile"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumir_Deodato Eumir Deodato] - "Super Strut"
# Eumir Deodato - "Super Strut"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Cugat Xavier Cugat] and his Orchestra - "Jamay"
# Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra - "Jamay"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Mor%C3%A9 Benny Moré] - "Maracaïbo Oriental"
# Beny Moré - "Maracaïbo Oriental"
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente Tito Puente] - "Mambo Gozón"
# Tito Puente - "Mambo Gozon"


==Emotion 98.3==
==Emotion 98.3==
[[File:98.3.jpg|right|140px]]  
[[File:98.3.jpg|right|140px]]  
''[[Emotion 98.3]]'' is hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chavez Frank Chavez]) and features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ballad power ballads]. 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.
''[[Emotion 98.3]]'' is hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank Chavez) and features power ballads.
 
An exaggerated stereotype of a Latin Lothario, Martinez believes he has a gift with the ladies and as a match-maker. With his first appearance, in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III Grand Theft Auto III]'', he is exposed as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race Caucasian] pimp from upstate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] during a radio interview in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III#Chatterbox_FM Chatterbox FM].
 
As a note, Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer is a direct reference to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Vice Miami Vice]'' since it is the theme for character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Sonny%22_Crockett James "Sonny" Crockett].
 
Fernando claims he was eventually forced out of Vice City when he reappears in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]'' as a caller to and then impromptu host for the Lonely Hearts Show program on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas_soundtrack#West_Coast_Talk_Radio WCTR], before appearing as the owner of Fernando's New Beginnings (revealed to be a prostitution business, with Fernando as a pimp) in ''GTA III''.
 
 


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreigner_%28band%29 Foreigner] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_a_Girl_Like_You Waiting for a Girl Like You]"
# Foreigner - "Waiting for a Girl Like You"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush Kate Bush] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow_%28Kate_Bush_song%29 Wow]"
# Kate Bush - "Wow"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeeze Squeeze] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempted_%28Squeeze_song%29 Tempted]"
# Squeeze - "Tempted"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REO_Speedwagon REO Speedwagon] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_on_Loving_You Keep on Loving You]"
# REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_Crew Cutting Crew] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28I_Just%29_Died_in_Your_Arms (I Just) Died in Your Arms]"
# Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Music Roxy Music] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Than_This_%28song%29 More Than This]"
# Roxy Music - "More Than This"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_%28band%29 Toto] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_%28Toto_song%29 Africa]"
# Toto - "Africa"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Mister Mr. Mister] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Wings_%28song%29 Broken Wings]"
# Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Waite John Waite] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_You_%28John_Waite_song%29 Missing You]"
# John Waite - "Missing You"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hammer Jan Hammer] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crockett%27s_Theme Crockett's Theme]"
# Jan Hammer - "Crockett's Theme"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Ranger Night Ranger] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Christian Sister Christian]"
# Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Too_Much Never Too Much]"
# Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"


==Wave 103==
==Wave 103==
[[Image:Wave103.jpg|right|140px]]  
[[Image:Wave103.jpg|right|140px]]  
''[[Wave 103]]'' is Hosted by Adam First, who is voiced by Jamie Canfield. Wave 103 features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_music New Wave] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthpop Synthpop] music. Wave 103 is one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gangs_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_series#Streetwannabe.27s Streetwannabes], the other station being Flash FM. Wave 103 can be heard after Tommy carjacks their gang vehicles. An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the ''Vice City'' soundtrack box set. Customers received this volume when they placed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-order pre-order] down payment of $10 on the PC version of the game at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Buy Best Buy]. The name of the station apes that of an actual local radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_102 Wave 102] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee Dundee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland Scotland], the original birthplace of the game's design company Rockstar North. The name may also allude to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_music New Wave music] on the station's playlist.
''[[Wave 103]]'' is hosted by [[Adam First]] (voiced by Jamie Canfield), and features New Wave and Synthpop music.
 
Flash FM's "Japanese Boy" also appears on the European version of the Wave 103 CD album.
 
Like most DJs in Vice City, Adam believes that his kind of music is the best, and fancies himself a music connoisseur. He also mentions that he likes money, is a big fan of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_gliding hang gliding], despises [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video music videos] because they show that the artists' looks are more important than actual talent, and insists that his mother had "nothing to do" with his "personal choice" of going into radio.
 
Adam makes a cameo appearance in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]'' as a caller to the conspiracy theory show ''Area 53'' on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas_soundtrack#WCTR WCTR]. He says that while hang-gliding in the San Andreas desert (Bone County), he saw a man at a trailer compound performing strange rituals with a Domestabot. The show host Marvin Trill (who is later revealed to be the man that Adam saw) tells him to get a real hobby and hangs up.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order New Order] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday Blue Monday]"
# Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Tribes Two Tribes]"
# Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F1-11"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigue_Sigue_Sputnik Sigue Sigue Sputnik] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Missile_F1-11 Love Missile F1-11]"
# Gary Numan - "Cars"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Numan Gary Numan] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_%28song%29 Cars]"
# The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_League The Human League] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Keep_Feeling%29_Fascination (Keep Feeling) Fascination]"
# Blondie - "Atomic"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_%28band%29 Blondie] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_%28song%29 Atomic]"
# Nena - "99 Luftballons"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nena Nena] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Luftballons 99 Luftballons]"
# Kim Wilde - "Kids In America"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde Kim Wilde] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_in_America_%28song%29 Kids in America]"
# Tears For Fears - "Pale Shelter"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_for_Fears Tears for Fears] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Shelter Pale Shelter]"
# Corey Hart - "Sunglasses At Night"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Hart_%28singer%29 Corey Hart] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunglasses_At_Night Sunglasses At Night]"
# ABC - "Poison Arrow"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_%28band%29 ABC] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Arrow Poison Arrow]"
# A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flock_of_Seagulls A Flock of Seagulls] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ran_%28So_Far_Away%29 I Ran (So Far Away)]"
# The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Furs The Psychedelic Furs] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_My_Way_%28song%29 Love My Way]"
# Animotion - "Obsession"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animotion Animotion] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsession_%28song%29 Obsession]"
# Spandau Ballet - "Gold
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandau_Ballet Spandau Ballet] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_%28Spandau_Ballet_song%29 Gold]"
# Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive!"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dolby Thomas Dolby] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperactive%21 Hyperactive!]"
# Romeo Void - "Never Say Never"
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_Void Romeo Void] - "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Say_Never_%28song%29 Never Say Never]"


==VCPR==
==VCPR==
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====Morality====
====Morality====
The first 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 [[Pastor Richards|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 [[Barry Stark|Stark]]'s nudism, pulls a gun on him and shoots him in the genitals, while [[Jan Brown|Brown]] passes out. [[Pastor Richards]] also ends up claiming the station as his own for a short while.
The first 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 [[Pastor Richards|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 [[Barry Stark|Stark]]'s nudism, pulls a gun on him and shoots him in the genitals, while [[Jan Brown|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 [[Chatterbox FM]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', where he makes similar comments about nudity.
[[Barry Stark]] also appeared as a caller on [[Chatterbox FM]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', where he makes similar comments about nudity.
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The second 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]] (Peter Silvestro), who claims that his 3 step program called "Think Your Way To Success" has changed people's lives and made him very rich, 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).
The second 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]] (Peter Silvestro), who claims that his 3 step program called "Think Your Way To Success" has changed people's lives and made him very rich, 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, [[Jeremy Robard|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).
During the show, [[Jeremy Robard|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 Chavez|Maurice]] eventually sees that [[Jeremy 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 Chavez|Maurice]] and [[Jeremy Robard|Jeremy]] breaks his nose with a 'heavy paperweight' on the air.
Near the end of the show [[Maurice Chavez|Maurice]] eventually sees that [[Jeremy 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 Chavez|Maurice]] and [[Jeremy Robard|Jeremy]] breaks his nose with a 'heavy paperweight' on the air.


====Public Safety====
====Public Safety====
The third "debate" on the station 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|secessionist]] 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.
The third "debate" on the station 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.
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.


==Other "Hidden" Songs==
==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.
[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] includes a few songs present in the game, through various cutscenes, that are not featured on any radio station.


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==Notes==
==Notes==
<sup>1</sup> - Fictional artist, song was made for the game.
<sup>1</sup> - Fictional artist, song was made for the game.  


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 15:34, 8 March 2010

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

File:Wildstyle.jpg

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:

  1. Trouble Funk - "Pump Me Up"
  2. Davy DMX - "One for the Treble"
  3. Cybotron - "Clear"
  4. Hashim - "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)"
  5. Herbie Hancock - "Rockit"
  6. Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force - "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
  7. 2 Live Crew - "Get It Girl"
  8. Run-D.M.C. - "Rock Box"
  9. Mantronix - "Bassline"
  10. Tyrone Brunson - "The Smurf"
  11. Whodini - "Magic's Wand"
  12. Zapp - "More Bounce to the Ounce"
  13. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message"
  14. Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks"
  15. Man Parrish - "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Techno Remix)"

Flash FM

File:Flash.jpg

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:

  1. Hall and Oates - "Out of Touch"
  2. Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days"
  3. Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
  4. Laura Branigan - "Self Control"
  5. Go West - "Call Me"
  6. INXS - "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
  7. Bryan Adams - "Run to You"
  8. Electric Light Orchestra - "Four Little Diamonds"
  9. Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
  10. The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
  11. Aneka - "Japanese Boy"
  12. Talk Talk - "Life's What You Make It"
  13. The Outfield - "Your Love"
  14. Joe Jackson - "Stepping Out"
  15. The Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"
  16. Lionel Richie - "Running With The Night" (on the original PlayStation 2 version, removed from the Greatest Hits edition and the PC and Xbox versions.)

KCHAT

File:Kchat.jpg

KCHAT is celebrity talk station hosted by Amy Sheckenhausen (voiced by Leyna Weber).

The following persons are interviewed:

  1. Jezz Torrent
  2. Michaela Carapadis
  3. Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy
  4. Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker
  5. BJ Smith
  6. Claude Maginot
  7. Thor

Fever 105

File:Fever 105.jpg

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:

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

V-Rock

File:V-rock.jpg

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:

  1. Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
  2. Mötley Crüe - "Too Young to Fall in Love"
  3. Quiet Riot - "Cum on Feel the Noize"
  4. The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"
  5. Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"
  6. Love Fist - "Dangerous Bastard"1
  7. Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight"
  8. Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"
  9. Alcatrazz - "God Bless Video"
  10. Tesla - "Cumin' Atcha Live"
  11. Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
  12. Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
  13. Anthrax - "Madhouse"
  14. Slayer - "Raining Blood"
  15. Judas Priest - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
  16. Love Fist - "Fist Fury"1
  17. 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.)

Radio Espantoso

File:Espantoso.jpg

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 Radius" or "Horrible Radius".

The following songs can be heard on the station:

  1. Cachao - "A Gozar Con Mi Combo"
  2. Alpha Banditos - "The Bull Is Wrong"1
  3. Tres Apenas como eso - "Yo Te Mire"1
  4. Eumir Deodato - "Latin Flute"
  5. Mongo Santamaría - "Mama Papa Tu"
  6. Mongo Santamaría - "Me and You Baby (Picao y Tostao)"
  7. Machito and his Afro-Cubans - "Mambo Mucho Mambo"
  8. Unaesta - "La Vida es Una Lenteja"1
  9. Lonnie Liston Smith - "Expansions"
  10. Irakere - "Aguanile"
  11. Eumir Deodato - "Super Strut"
  12. Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra - "Jamay"
  13. Beny Moré - "Maracaïbo Oriental"
  14. Tito Puente - "Mambo Gozon"

Emotion 98.3

File:98.3.jpg

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:

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

Wave 103

File:Wave103.jpg

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:

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

VCPR

File:VCPRlogo.jpg

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).

On VCPR are the frequent donation drives by Michelle Montanius and Jonathan 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.

Pressing Issues

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—particular issues are chosen, and Maurice Chavez mediates an informal debate between selected guests. Three such issues are broadcast within the game.

Morality

The first 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 him 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 Chatterbox FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and 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 Pastor 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 second issue is that of perception and attitude. The three guests for this debate are exaggerated gothic artist Konstantinos Smith (voice artist credited as Konstantinos.com), positive thinker, motivational speaker and shyster Jeremy Robard (Peter Silvestro), who claims that his 3 step program called "Think Your Way To Success" has changed people's lives and made him very rich, 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 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 Jeremy 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.

Public Safety

The third "debate" on the station 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 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 secessionist 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 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.

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.)
  • Whodini - "Freaks Come out at Night" (Featured during "The Job" cutscene. This song later appears on the soundtrack of GTA: Vice City Stories on Fresh 105 FM.)
  • Blue Öyster Cult - "I'm Burnin' for You" (Featured during the "Boomshine Saigon" cutscene.)

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.

See Also


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