History Radio / GTARadio

** ''IV'' gives us Richard Bastion, a [[PatrioticFervor jingoistic]], mean-spirited conservative talk radio host who believes in establishing an American PoliceState and pursuing a psychopathic foreign policy (any similarities to Radio/RushLimbaugh and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity Sean Hannity]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial are purely coincidental]]), and Brandon Roberts, a left-wing actor whose progressive activism is strongly implied to be more about improving his public image than anything else (any similarities to Creator/GeorgeClooney and Sean Penn [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial are also purely coincidental]]). The TV, meanwhile, gives us the cartoon ''Republican Space Rangers'', a parody of right-wing American jingoism, UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, and conservative stereotypes of liberals (especially in the episode "Homecoming", where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything aliens have literally taken over America and are systematically destroying its values]]). Finally, there's John Hunter and Michael Graves, two gubernatorial candidates who spend more time [[AttackOfThePoliticalAd attacking each other]] than explaining their policies, to the point where it's tough to tell who represents which end of the political spectrum (apart from professed allegiances -- Hunter a Democrat, Graves a Republican -- which seem more like {{Informed Attribute}}s)... which makes them NotSoDifferent, reinforced by the fact that both sides accuse the other of supporting a retreat from UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror.

** ''V'' takes this trope full circle with ''Righteous Slaughter 7'', a parody of [[UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000 video game violence]] of the sort that ''GTA'' itself had long indulged in, as well as FranchiseZombie sequels and derivative FPS games. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJG8tF5MQM gameplay footage]] we see is essentially ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}''. While it doesn't [[MurderSimulators turn those who play it into murderous psychopaths]], it ''does'' seem to turn them into [[{{GIFT}} foul-mouthed, bigoted assholes]], judging by what we see of the people who play it. There's also ''Pride Not Prejudice'', a DeepSouth-themed FPS advertised on the radio.

** Continued in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV V]]'' with Ron's Blaine County Radio Community Hour podcast, focusing on Creator/DavidIcke-style [[TheReptilians Lizard People]] conspiracies and "Big Pharma."

'''Still Slipping Los Santos''' -- Drum and bass, house, techno, drill (Added in the Cayo Perico Heist update)\\

'''K.U.L.T. 99.1 FM''' -- Punk and indie (Added in the Cayo Perico Heist update)\\

** The UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC versions of ''GTA V'' contain various songs created in 2014 onwards, despite the game taking place in 2013.

* FakeBand: A staple in early ''GTA'' games, it was mostly dropped by the time ''III'' came around with all but two music stations (Head Radio and Lips 106) playing licensed music. In ''Vice City'', HairMetal parody band Love Fist had two original songs -- "Dangerous Bastard" and "Fist Fury" -- on V-Rock (the game's rock station), and Unaesta, Tres Apenas Como Eso and Alpha Banditos had one each on the Espantoso station. ''Liberty City Stories'' was the last game in the series to have original music.

** San Juan Sounds has diversified beyond reggaeton, playing a variety of latin urban genres.

''Fizz!'' (showbiz news, hosted by Jane Labrador, Marcel LeMuir and Jeffron James)\\

!!!''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV and ''Grand Theft Auto Online''

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'': [[ConspiracyTheorist Forth Right MC]] (red) of Playback FM (purple); [[AsHimself Julio G]] of Radio Los Santos (blue); Funktipus (red) of Bounce FM (purple); Mary-Beth Maybell (red) of K-ROSE (blue); [[GermanDepressives Hans Oberlander]] of SF-UR (blue); Marshall Peters and Johnny Lawton of K-Jah West (blue); Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith of K-DST (blue); Philip "PM" Michaels of CSR-103.9 (blue); Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (purple) of Master Sounds 98.3 (blue); [[{{Goth}} Sage]] of Radio X (blue); WCTR - [[ConspiracyTheorist Marvin Trill]] (blue) of Area 53, [[GreenThumbs Maurice]] (red) of his gardening show, Billy Dexter (purple) and Lazlow (blue) of Entertaining America, Christy MacIntyre (red) and Fernando Martinez (purple) of Lonely Hearts, Mr. Philips (blue) and Mrs. Philips (red) of I Say, You Say, James Pedeaston (purple) of The Wild Traveler and [[DeadpanSnarker Lianne Forget]] (blue) and [[LargeHam Richard]] [[KentBrockmanNews Burns]] (red) of WCTR News.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories'': VCPR (Vice City Public Radio) - [[DeepSouth Bobby Ray (red) and Larry Joe (purple)]] of Bait And Switch, Chris Murney (blue) of New World Order, [[OnlySaneMan Maurice Chavez]] (blue) of Pressing Issues; [[SirSwearsALot Luke Campbell]] (red) of Fresh 105 (purple); Hector Hernandez (red) of Espantoso (purple); Trish Camden (red) and [[IAmVeryBritish Adam]] [[TheStoic First]] of [[Music/NewWave Wave 103]] (blue); Teri (red) and Toni of [[Music/{{Pop}} Flash FM]] (purple); Paradise FM (blue); [[TheEeyore Lionel Makepeace]] (blue) and Fernando Martinez (purple) of Emotion 98.3 (blue).
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'': Ruslana of Vladivostok FM (blue); Carl Bradshaw of [[Music/{{Reggae}} Tuff Gong Radio]] (blue); Bobby Konders of Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 (purple); Premier (purple) of The Classics 104.1 (blue); Mister Cee, The Evil Genius (purple) and Green Lantern of The Beat 102.7 (red); Vaughn Harper of The Vibe 98.9 (blue); Daddy Yankee (red) of San Juan Sounds (purple); The Journey (blue); [[{{Jerkass}} Lazlow]] (red) of Integrity 2.0; WKTT Radio - Richard Bastion (purple); Public Liberty Radio - Beatrix Fontaine (blue) of The Séance; [[{{Hipster}} Juliette]] [[Creator/JulietteLewis Lewis]] of Radio Broker (blue); Roy Haynes of Jazz Nation Radio (blue); Karl Lagerfeld of K 109 The Studio (purple); Jimmy Gestapo of HCHC (red); Music/IggyPop of Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 (red); Roy Ayers (purple) of Fusion FM (blue); Femi Kuti of IF99 (blue); Francois K of Electro-Choc (purple).
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVEpisodesFromLibertyCity'': [[Music/{{Sepultura}} Max Cavalera]] of LCHC (red); Funk Flex and Statik Selektah of The Beat 102.7 (red); Fernando Martinez (purple) of Vice City FM (blue); Paul Martin (red) of Vladivostok FM (purple); Henry Santos Jeter of San Juan Sounds (purple); Crookers of Electro-Choc (purple); David Rodigan of Ramjam FM (blue); Audrey of Self-Actualization FM (blue).
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': DJ Pooh (blue) of West Coast Classics (purple); Big Boy (blue) of Radio Los Santos (purple); Bootsy Collins (red) of Space 103.2 (purple); ''Flying Lotus'' of FlyLo FM (blue); Lee "Scratch" Perry of The Blue Ark (blue); Cara Delevingne (red) of Non-Stop Pop; Gilles Peterson of [=WorldWide=] FM (blue); [[{{Hipster}} Twin Shadow]] of Radio Mirror Park (blue); WCTR - [[NoIndoorVoice Dr. Ray DiAngelo Harris]] (red) and Cheryl Fawkes (blue) of Chakra Attack, Fernando Martinez (purple) and Jo (blue) of The Fernando Show and Michelle Minx (purple) and [[{{Jerkass}} Lazlow]] (red) of Chattersphere; Pam Grier (purple) of The Lowdown 91.1 (blue); Music/KennyLoggins of Los Santos Rock Radio (blue); Soulwax of Soulwax FM (blue); Don Cheto (red) and Camillo of East Los FM (purple); Jesco White (blue) of Rebel Radio (purple); Nate Williams (purple) and Stephen Pope of Vinewood Boulevard Radio (blue); Creator/KeithMorris (blue) of Channel X (red); Blaine County Talk Radio - Bobby June (purple) of Bless Your Heart, Duane Earl (red) of Beyond Insemination and [[ConspiracyTheorist Ron Jakowski]] (blue) of Blaine County Radio Community Hour; Doctor No and the Chemical Bro (purple) of The Lab; Frank Ocean (blue) on Blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM; Los Santos Underground Radio (Purple); Danny Brown (red) of [=iFruit=] Radio.

** Also from ''V'', Hugh Harrison and Anita Mendoza, two of the three smarmy judges of the talent search TV show ''Fame or Shame'', are obviously based on Simon Cowell and Creator/PaulaAbdul, respectively. Lazlow's job as the host of the show is also reminiscent of Ryan Seacrest.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': DJ Pooh (blue) of West Coast Classics (purple); Big Boy (blue) of Radio Los Santos (purple); Bootsy Collins (red) of Space 103.2 (purple); ''Flying Lotus'' of FlyLo FM (blue); Lee "Scratch" Perry of The Blue Ark (blue); Cara Delevingne (red) of Non-Stop Pop; Gilles Peterson of WorldWide FM (blue); [[{{Hipster}} Twin Shadow]] of Radio Mirror Park (blue); WCTR - [[NoIndoorVoice Dr. Ray DiAngelo Harris]] (red) and Cheryl Fawkes (blue) of Chakra Attack, Fernando Martinez (purple) and Jo (blue) of The Fernando Show and Michelle Minx (purple) and [[{{Jerkass}} Lazlow]] (red) of Chattersphere; Pam Grier (purple) of The Lowdown 91.1 (blue); Music/KennyLoggins of Los Santos Rock Radio (blue); Soulwax of Soulwax FM (blue); Don Cheto (red) and Camillo of East Los FM (purple); Jesco White (blue) of Rebel Radio (purple); Nate Williams (purple) and Stephen Pope of Vinewood Boulevard Radio (blue); Creator/KeithMorris (blue) of Channel X (red); Blaine County Talk Radio - Bobby June (purple) of Bless Your Heart, Duane Earl (red) of Beyond Insemination and [[ConspiracyTheorist Ron Jakowski]] (blue) of Blaine County Radio Community Hour.

** Most of the music radio [=DJs=] in ''IV'' are real-life musicians or involved in the industry as a DJ or producer, up to and including Music/IggyPop on Liberty Rock Radio.

->'''Boosh Sounds'''\\
'''Groovy Baby'''\\
'''Monster Sounds'''\\
'''Blow Up Radio'''\\
'''Kaleidoscope'''\\
'''Out on Beat'''\\
'''Primary Performance'''\\
'''Radio Endora'''\\
'''Westminster Wireless'''

'''West Coast Talk Radio (WCTR)''' -- Talk radio, divided into eight segments: ''WCTR News'' (hosted by Lianne Forget, with reporting by Richard Burns), ''The Tight End Zone'' (sports, with Derrick Thackery), ''The Wild Traveler'' (travel, with James Pedeaston), ''Entertaining America'' (showbiz; initially hosted by Billy Dexter, then after his [[DeadlineNews on-air death]] during an interview, replaced by Lazlow), ''Gardening with Maurice'' (gardening, featuring the "Maurice" first mentioned in ''III''), ''I Say[=/=]You Say'' (political debate, with Peyton and Mary Phillips), ''Lonely Hearts'' (love advice, hosted by Christy [=MacIntyre=] at first, hijacked by Fernando Martinez in the third segment) and ''Area 53'' (conspiracy theories, with Marvin Trill)

'''Liberty City Free Radio (LCFR)''' -- Talk radio, divided into five segments: ''The Electron Zone'' (technology, with "Bill" and "Steve"), ''Chatterbox'' (call-in talk show, hosted by Lazlow; his show would later take over the entire station in 2001), ''Heartland Values with Nurse Bob'' (counseling), ''Breathing World'' (spiritual enlightenment, with Melissa Chowder and "Crow") and ''Coq o Vin'' (cooking, with Richard Goblin)

'''Vice City Public Radio (VCPR)''' -- Talk show, divided into five segments: ''Pressing Issues'' (political debate, with Maurice Chavez; this segment would later take over the entire channel in 1986), ''New World Order'' (conservative-oriented foreign affairs and call-in talk radio, with Dwayne Thorn), ''Bait and Switch with Larry Joe and Bobby Ray'' (fishing), ''Moorehead Rides Again'' (hard-boiled detective radio drama), and ''The Time Ranger'' (superhero radio drama)

'''PLR (Public Liberty Radio)''' -- Liberal talk radio, divided into three segments: ''The Séance'' (call-in psychic, with Beatrix Fontaine), ''Pacemaker'' (healthcare debate, with Ryan [=McFallon=]) and ''Intelligent Agenda'' (political debate, with Mike Riley)\\
'''WKTT (We Know the Truth) 1066''' -- Conservative talk radio, divided into three (with two ''EFLC''-exclusive) segments: ''The Richard Bastion Show'' (call-in talk show), ''Just or Unjust'' (radio court, with Judge Grady), ''Fizz!'' (showbiz news, hosted by Jane Labrador, Marcel LeMuir, and Jeffron James), ''The Martin Serious Show'' (call-in shock jock, ''The Lost and Damned''-exclusive) and ''Conspire'' (conspiracy theories, with "John Smith", ''The Ballad of Gay Tony''-exclusive)

'''''The Serrated Edge''''' -- QVC-esque {{infomercial}} show selling knives.

'''''Republican Space Rangers''''' -- Saturday morning cartoon, parody of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror (with ''EFLC''-exclusive episodes)\\

'''''Venturas Poker Challenge''''' -- Competitive poker program, that desperately tries to invoke MundaneMadeAwesome.

'''Blaine County Talk Radio (BCTR) 96.5''' -- Conservative talk radio, divided into three segments: ''Blaine County Radio Community Hour'' (conspiracy theories, hosted by Ronald "Nervous Ron" Jakowski), ''Beyond Insemination'' (agricultural advice, hosted by Duane Earl), and ''Bless Your Heart'' (cooking and politics, hosted by Bobby June)\\
'''WCTR (West Coast Talk Radio) 95.6''' -- Liberal talk radio, divided into three segments: ''Chakra Attack'' (alternative medicine, hosted by Dr. Ray [=DeAngelo=] Harris), ''The Fernando Show'' (current affairs, hosted by Fernando Martinez), and ''Chattersphere'' (call-in celebrity talk show, co-hosted by Lazlow and Michelle Makes)

'''''Moorehead Rides Again''''' -- Animated hard-boiled detective show, based on the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-era radio drama first heard on ''Vice City Stories''\\

'''''Princess Robot Bubblegum''''' -- Returning from ''IV'' ([=PS4=]/Xbox One/PC only)

'''''Kung Fu Rainbow Lazer Force''''' -- Saturday morning cartoon, parody of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and the [[TheMoralSubstitute evangelical Christian media]]\\
'''''Republican Space Rangers''''' -- Returning from ''IV''

'''''Republican Space Rangers''''' -- Saturday morning cartoon, parody of TheWarOnTerror (with ''EFLC''-exclusive episodes)\\

** ''IV'' gives us Richard Bastion, a [[PatrioticFervor jingoistic]], mean-spirited conservative talk radio host who believes in establishing an American PoliceState and pursuing a psychopathic foreign policy (any similarities to Radio/RushLimbaugh and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity Sean Hannity]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial are purely coincidental]]), and Brandon Roberts, a left-wing actor whose progressive activism is strongly implied to be more about improving his public image than anything else (any similarities to Creator/GeorgeClooney and Sean Penn [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial are also purely coincidental]]). The TV, meanwhile, gives us the cartoon ''Republican Space Rangers'', a parody of right-wing American jingoism, TheWarOnTerror, and conservative stereotypes of liberals (especially in the episode "Homecoming", where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything aliens have literally taken over America and are systematically destroying its values]]). Finally, there's John Hunter and Michael Graves, two gubernatorial candidates who spend more time [[AttackOfThePoliticalAd attacking each other]] than explaining their policies, to the point where it's tough to tell who represents which end of the political spectrum (apart from professed allegiances -- Hunter a Democrat, Graves a Republican -- which seem more like {{Informed Attribute}}s)... which makes them NotSoDifferent, reinforced by the fact that both sides accuse the other of supporting a retreat from TheWarOnTerror.

** The first caller's wife on Ron's Blaine County Radio Community Hour podcast mentions that her husband's children are disabled not from vaccines, but because he [[DrunkDriver drives under the influence]].

** A disproportionate number of radio tracks were also featured on the 80s TV series ''Miami Vice'' - not only in ''Vice City'', obviously, but in subsequent games such as ''San Andreas'' and ''V''. Notably, these even include Music/DonJohnson's largely forgotten song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CR4lSORZ_Q Heartbeat]]. This reflects the fact that the very first GTA game was at least partly inspired by the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8YU1QWfjg 1986 licensed video game]] of ''Miami Vice''.

** This is lampshaded by the bumpers for Non Stop Pop FM in ''V'', which is composed of pop hits from TheEighties through the TurnOfTheMillennium, saying that it's the music that will last forever. Even then, though, it's an aversion of sorts, as its playlist includes a number of artists who have already faded into obscurity (does anybody remember Amerie or Jane Child?), as well as a few who [[WeAllLiveInAmerica only had hits in the UK]] (like Music/MisTeeq, Music/NJoi, and Music/AllSaints). Possibly also justified, since Cara Delevigne, the DJ of Non-Stop-Pop FM, is British.

'''PLR (Public Liberty Radio)''' -- Liberal talk radio, divided into three segments: ''The Séance'' (call-in psychic, with Beatrix Fontaine), ''Pacemaker'' (healthcare debate, with Ryan [=McFallon=]) and ''Intelligent Agenda'' (political debate, with Mike Riley)\\

** All music radio [=DJs=] in ''IV'' are real-life musicians, up to and including Music/IggyPop on Liberty Rock Radio.

** In ''IV'', one of the commercial spots for call-in psychic show "The Séance" has this spiel from host Beatrix Fontaine:

** One of ''V'''s commercials for Pißwasser lager takes this trope UpToEleven, showing an obviously drunken man implicitly ''raping a pig''.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'': Ruslana of Vladivostok FM (blue); Carl Bradshaw of [[Music/{{Reggae}} Tuff Gong Radio]] (blue); Bobby Konders of Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 (purple); Premier (purple) of The Classics 104.1 (blue); Mister Cee, The Evil Genius (purple) and Green Lantern of The Beat 102.7 (red); Vaughn Harper of The Vibe 98.9 (blue); Daddy Yankee (red) of San Juan Sounds (purple); The Journey (blue); [[{{Jerkass}} Lazlow]] (red) of Integrity 2.0; WKTT Radio - Richard Bastion (purple); Public Liberty Radio - Beatrix Fontaine (blue) of The Séance; [[{{Hipster}} Juliette]] [[Creator/JulietteLewis Lewis]] of Radio Broker (blue); Roy Haynes of Jazz Nation Radio (blue); Karl Lagerfeld of K 109 The Studio (purple); Jimmy Gestapo of HCHC (red); Music/IggyPop of Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 (red); Roy Ayers (purple) of Fusion FM (blue); Femi Kuti of IF99 (blue); Francois K of Electro-Choc (purple).

* ClusterFBomb: Jimmy Gestapo, DJ of ''IV's'' LCHC (Liberty City Hardcore). Luke (voiced by the man of the same name from 2 Live Crew) on ''Vice City Stories''' Fresh 105 FM is this as well, as is Iggy Pop of ''IV's'' Liberty Rock Radio.

** Vladivostok FM went from playing a variety of Eastern European music in IV to playing Western HouseMusic in EFLC, making the name of the station an ArtifactTitle.
** Electro-Choc changed from playing EBM and post-punk to straight-up EDM.

** Liberty Rock Radio and Radio Broker have both shifted up the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness; the latter has also dropped the DancePunk side of its playlist.

* MediumAwareness: Played with; Ron's paranoia has convinced him that the instant you "open an account", a virtual cyberspace replica of yourself, who you must continuously level up and buy stuff for, is created, and there's even a doppelganger of himself out there somewhere. Rather than discussing ''V'''s Online Mode, though, he thinks this what happens when you invest with a bank.
** ''Meltdown''. Dear God, ''[[BetterThanABareBulb Meltdown]]''.

* PhonyPsychic: ''IV'''s "The Séance" segment in left-leaning Public Liberty Radio (PLR) is strongly implied to be nothing more but a vessel for the show's host, Beatrix Fontaine, to embezzle money from callers. Fontaine herself is also implied to be a former Romanian prostitute who slept her way to a radio slot.

* TheGreatOffscreenWar: Apparently in the 3D universe, there was an Australian-American war with the US as the implied victors. One Chatterbox caller claims to be a veteran of it and the ''Vice City'' Ammu-Nation commercial references it.

!!!''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''

** [[{{Schemer}} Jeremy Robard]]'s "self-help" programs in ''Vice City'' include:

* KentBrockmanNews: All over the place, particularly ''San Andreas''' WCTR News and ''IV[='s=]'' Weazel News.
* LargeHam: Among others, most notable are Lazlow and radio news anchors Richard Burns (San Andreas) and Mike Whitely (IV).

* GratuitousEnglish: Pepe of ''GTA VC[='s]=''' Radio Espantoso, as well as Don Cheto and Mexican Institute of Sound of V's East Los FM.

* TheDanza: Konstantinos Smith is voiced by occultist Konstantinos.[[note]]Who is credited as his website domain.[[/note]]

** Being that Rockstar is from Britain (more specifically, UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}), Non-Stop-Pop features a disproportionate amount of British artists, even when it doesn't make much sense. While some of them are feasible as they have following stateside (Gorillaz, M.I.A., Naked Eyes, Wham!, Pet Shop Boys), quite a few are considered {{One Hit Wonder}}s across the Atlantic (Dirty Vegas, All Saints[[note]]who are Australian, but the point still stands[[/note]]), but others are almost completely unheard of despite being popular back home (Living in a Box, Moloko, Morcheeba, N-Joi, Music/{{Jamiroquai}}, Music/RobbieWilliams, Sneaker Pimps, Bronski Beat, Mis-Teeq, Blow Monkeys). With the next-gen version, the British artists outnumber the Americans. The fact that it's hosted by the British Creator/CaraDelevingne adds to this. Moreover, many of the non-British artists are also European, which leaves Americans in an even bigger minority despite being a pop station set in the US.