History Radio / GTARadio

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'': Ruslana of Vladivostok FM (blue); Carl Bradshaw of [[{{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).

* [[DifferentWorldDifferentMovies Different World, Different Songs]]: Averted. Some licensed songs reference real-world locations or intellectual properties are used, despite the fact that fictional counterparts are used for some of them in the GTA universe, and no attempt is made to alter the lyrics. For example, ''Vice City'''s Wave 103 features "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde, which mentions New York and California, despite the fact that Liberty State and San Andreas have respectively replaced those states in the GTA universe. ''Grand Theft Auto V'' features "Glamorous" by Fergie, which explicitly mentions Taco Bell, despite the fact that Taco Bell doesn't exist in GTA, although a similarly named fast food chain exists called Cluckin' Bell. There are also several songs with real-world locations in their names, and [=DJs=] themselves have brought up New York City a couple times.

* DeadpanSnarker: The announcer for ''San Andreas'''s WCTR New snarks quite a lot in news intros.

* DumbassDJ: Most of 'em [=DJs=] count.

* BlueOniRedOni: This is very distinct on both the music and the hosts of every radio station, the most notable being Lazlow himself who started out as a purple oni in [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories 1984 in Vice City]], then changed to blue [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity in that next two years]] and lastly became a red oni [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV at Liberty City in 2008]]. For a quick reminder of music genres, check the list of radio stations of the series on the top of this page.
** In the first GTA game, consisting of just music genres: Rock and hip hop is red whilst country, electronic, funk and dance is blue and chart and techno is purple.
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto2'': Phanny Joe Styles (blue) and Johnny Riccaro (purple) of Head Radio (blue); Venus Ordellia (purple) of Heavenly Radio (blue); Richie T of KREZ (purple); Jimmy Starrock of Rockstar Radio (blue); [[DeepSouth Marshall Nash]] of Rebel Radio (red); Dai (purple) of Lo-Fi FM (blue); Mama Doc of Osmosis Radio (blue); [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Spaz Funbags]] of Lithium FM (red); [[HuskyRusskie Bombatumba]] (red) of KGHB (purple) and [[NoIndoorVoice Teriyaki-chan]] (red) of Funami FM (blue).
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'': Michael Hunt (red) of Head Radio (purple); Morgan Merryweather of Double Clef FM (blue); Toni of Flashback FM (purple); Horace Walsh of K-Jah (blue); Andee (purple) of Lips 106 (blue); Andre the Accelerator of Rise FM (red); Stretch Armstrong (red) and Lord Sear (purple) of Game FM (blue); [[MotorMouth MC Codebreaker and Timecode]] (purple) of MSX FM (blue); [[OnlySaneMan Lazlow]] of Chatterbox (blue).
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'': [[OnlySaneMan Maurice Chavez]] of VCPR (Vice City Pressing Issues); [[TheDitz Amy Sheckenhausen]] of K-Chat (purple); Pepe (red) of Espantoso (purple); Mister Magic of Wildstyle (blue); Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit of Fever 105 (blue); Toni of Flash FM (purple); Adam First of Wave 103 (blue); Lazlow (blue) of V-Rock (purple).
** ''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); [[GermanicDepressives 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, [[CaringGardener 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/GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories'': Sergio Boccino (purple) of Double Clef FM (blue); Reni Wassulmeier (red) of Flashback FM (blue); Natasha Walsh of K-Jah (blue); [[GenkiGirl Andee]] (red) and Cliff of Lips 106 (blue); [[AsHimself DJ Clue]] of The Liberty Jam (blue); LCFR - Nurse Bob (red), Bill (blue) and Steve (red) of The Electron Zone, Melissa Chowder (blue) and Crow (red) of Breathing World, Richard Goblin of Coq 'O' Vin (purple) and [[OnlySaneMan Lazlow]] of Chatterbox (blue); Boy Sanchez (blue) of Rise FM (purple); MC Codebreaker (purple) of MSX FM (blue); Panjit Gavaskar (purple) of Radio Del Mundo (blue).
** ''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 [[{{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 [[{{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).
** ''Grand Theft Auto: [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheLostAndDamned Episodes From]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony Liberty City]]'': [[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.

* DeadpanSnarker: Lianne Forget, anchor of ''San Andreas'''s WCTR News, doubles as announcer to show titles, and she snarks quite a lot there, particularly in news intros.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Of a sort. StockFootage from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' (then still in development) is used in a Weazel News segment to stand in for [[{{Qurac}} the Middle East]].

** 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, [=N-Joi=], and All Saints). Possibly also justified, since Cara Delevigne, the DJ of Non-Stop-Pop FM, is British.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: As mentioned in AuthorAppeal, Non-Stop-Pop has a wide array of British artists even when doesn't make sense. This is primarily because it was curated by the British Cara Delevigne, who chose a wide variety of songs that were indeed hits -- but in the UK. Many of the songs that were actually hits in the US were also hits in the UK as well. As a result, it feels better suited to a British gamer than an American one.

'''MOTOMAMI Los Santos''' -- Latin and electronic music (Added in The Contact update)\\

** As of ''The Contract'', West Coast Classics occasionally plays east coast hip-hop as well.

'''It's Unleashed on 93.5 FM''' -- Industrial Rock, Hard Rock\\

'''Lithium FM''' -- Oldies, Dance\\
'''KING 130.7 (Rebel Radio)''' -- Hard Rock\\
'''Osmosis Radio''' -- Modern Dance\\

'''Game Radio FM''' -- Hip-hop\\

'''Fever 105''' -- Dance\\

'''V-Rock''' -- Hard rock and heavy metal (hosted by Lazlow)\\
'''Wave 103''' -- New Wave\\

'''The Liberty Jam''' -- Late 90s rap (original incarnation of ''III''[='=]s Game Radio FM)\\

** Kult FM focuses primarily on punk and alternative rock, but throws in some token dub, hip hop, country, industrial and even a proto-acid house track.

** Electro-Choc changed from playing somewhat more underground electro house, EBM, and post-punk to more mainstream (in 2009) fidget house, bloghaus and even early brostep.

** Liberty Rock Radio and Radio Broker, with the former taking a more hard rock and heavy metal direction while the latter goes for more harder edged alt-rock and drops the DancePunk side of its playlist (unless playing on the GFWL/Xbox Live or Steam/RGSC Complete Edition versions)

->'''Brooklyn Underground 77.7''' -- Trance, Techno, Jungle\\
'''The Fix FM''' -- Techno, Apartment\\

'''Head Radio FM''' -- Pop, Rock\\
'''It's Unleashed on 93.5 FM''' -- Alternative, Hard Rock\\

'''Funami FM''' -- Drum and Bass Acid\\

'''KING 130.7 (Rebel Radio)''' -- Punk Rock\\

'''Heavenly Radio''' -- Jesus-Pop, Soft\\

'''Radio X''' -- 90s alt rock\\

'''Radio Broker''' -- Alternative/indie rock\\

'''[=FlyLo=] FM''' -- Alternative electronic music and IDM\\

'''Los Santos Rock Radio''' -- Classic rock\\

'''Vinewood Boulevard Radio''' -- Alternative Rock\\

* OddballInTheSeries: Due to having to fit on a 512MB UsefulNotes/NintendoDS card, ''Chinatown Wars'' lacks any [=DJs=], imaging, or commercials for its radio stations much like ''GTA1'', and the soundtrack is fully instrumental. The only song in the game ''with'' lyrics is the theme song remix with [[Music/WuTangClan Ghostface Killah]] and Music/MFDoom, and that's only in the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and mobile ports! Additionally, most stations are dedicated to and named after either a single artist, such as Music/Deadmau5 or Alchemist, or to a record label like DFA or Truth + Soul. The outliers are Turntables on the Hudson, a music festival, and [=SinoWav=] FM, a fictional station playing traditional Chinese music.

** Likewise, the robotic voices in SF-UR claim the station is commercial-free, which is obviously false.

* [[DifferentWorldDifferentMovies Different World, Different Songs]]: Averted. Some licensed songs reference real-world locations or intellectual properties are used, despite the fact that fictional counterparts are used for some of them in the GTA universe, and no attempt is made to alter the lyrics. For example, ''Vice City'''s Wave 103 features "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde, which mentions New York and California, despite the fact that Liberty State and San Andreas have respectively replaced those states in the GTA universe. ''Grand Theft Auto V'' features "Glamorous" by Fergie, which explicitly mentions Taco Bell, despite the fact that Taco Bell doesn't exist in GTA, although a similarly named fast food chain exists called Cluckin' Bell. There are also several songs with real-world locations in their names, and DJs themselves have brought up New York City a couple times.

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

** In ''Vice City Stories'' the public radio station has a couple of old radio plays from the 1930s and '40s which take the [[DeliberateValuesDissonance sexism and racism of the era]] UpToEleven. The host even apologizes for them and explains that they are only playing them because they didn't have the budget to fill the airtime with all original content, and are forced to fill the time with old PublicDomain radio plays.

* {{Corpsing}}: When the lady representing Citizens Raging Against Phones starts calling Lazlow childish insults, the voice actress sounds like she's trying not to break down laughing.

** On a human level, we've got plenty to choose from GTA Radio's LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, but Lazlow takes the cake.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Fernando Martinez's show on WCTR in ''V'' is heavily constrained by this, as the station's standards department forces him to cover up his lecherous LatinLover attitude and run a dull political/current events talk show. Going by his frequent {{Freudian slip}}s, it's not working.

* {{Eagleland}}: The Republican Space Rangers are representatives from the Boorish version of this trope, [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]-]

* SummerBlockbuster: The film ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vDu2se24TA Meltdown]]'' in ''V'' is a scathing parody of both these sorts of films (especially ''Film/WallStreet'' and, to a lesser extent, its sequel) and of [[UsefulNotes/TheBlockbusterAgeOfHollywood modern Hollywood filmmaking]] in general. It's a thriller about the Great Recession... mutated, by the Hollywood machine, into a shallow [[BlackAndWhiteMorality good vs. evil tale]] about two rival yuppies in Liberty City. It's shot entirely on green screen for no good reason, it features a SatelliteLoveInterest who only appears once before she completely disappears (until the end, at least), late '00s buzzwords like "subprime" and "derivatives" are thrown around with little understanding as to what they mean, and it has an action-packed finale that comes out of nowhere. It also has a talking chimp, because... [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys hey, why not?]] Furthermore, through Michael's connections to Solomon Richards, we get to witness first-hand how this hot dog is made. The kicker is that, going by news reports after it comes out, it was apparently [[CriticalDissonance a smash hit with audiences nationwide, even though critical reception was mixed]].

** Liberty Rock Radio and Radio Broker have both shifted up the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness; with the former taking a more hard rock and heavy metal direction while the latter goes for more harder edged alt-rock and drops the DancePunk side of its playlist (unless playing on the GFWL/Xbox Live or Steam/RGSC Complete Edition versions)

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* ValuesResonance: Invoked InUniverse by the ''Moorehead Rides Again'' radio drama from ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories Vice City Stories]]''[='=] Vice City Public Radio (VCPR), a parody of hard-boiled {{Private Detective}}s such as ''Literature/MikeHammer''. While the show was said to have originally aired near the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, back when [[RedScare fear of communism creeping into America]] is slowly giving way to the [[WitchHunt social nightmare that was McCarthyism]], it resonates with American sentiments around forty years later (i.e., 1984, the setting of the game), in light of intensifying tensions between America and the Soviet Union (one that began with the latter's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979), long before UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev came in and [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the USSR dissolved]].

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