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{{Infobox radio station
 
{{Infobox radio station
 
|name = Radio X
 
|name = Radio X
|image = RadioX.jpg
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|image = RadioX-GTASA-Logo.png
|location = [[Las Venturas]]
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|location = [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]], [[State of San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]
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|genre = Modern Rock
|genre = [[wp:Alternative rock|Alternative rock]]/[[wp:alternative metal|metal]]/[[wp:Alternative dance|dance]], [[wp:Grunge|Grunge]], [[wp: Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] and [[wp:Hard rock|Hard rock]]
 
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
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|host = [[Sage]]
|host = [[Sage]]}}'''Radio X''', referred to as '''Radio:X''' in its logo, is an alternative rock/heavy metal/grunge music station in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. It is hosted by [[Sage]], an escaped mental patient who holds extremely pessimistic world views. A proud member of Generation X, she is very outspoken against the previous generation and constantly speaks her views on air between songs. Like other DJs, Sage's comments change as the game progresses (though only after the [[Riot (GTA SA)|Los Santos riot]] begins will she take an interest in current events, and in addition she will often be heard announcing the arrival of weather systems such as fog and thunderstorms. It is based on the real-life radio station X103.9 - "The I.E.'s Alternative Rock"
 
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{{Quote|Targetting an entire generation of apathetic, despondent, trust-fund babies. Radio X...|Station jingle}}
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{{Quote|Finally, there IS an alternative. The home of Modern Rock. This is a revolution. Guitars, nihilistic hedonism, and telling the elder generation to go screw themselves. Nobody has done this before. We are original thinkers. We are free. Sage leads the navel gazing; she is a remarkable talent.|GTA San Andreas Website}}
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'''Radio X''' (styled as '''Radio:X''' in its logo) is a [[Radio Stations|radio station]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' that plays alternative rock and grunge. It is hosted by [[Sage]] (voiced by Jodie Shawback).
   
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==Description==
== Playlist for Radio X==
 
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Radio X is full of the 1990s grunge attitude and of the {{WP|Generation X}} vibe of the time. Its host, Sage, presents herself as an intellectual, nihilist, revolutionist and pessimistic character.
* [[wp:Helmet (band)|Helmet]] - "Unsung" (1992)
 
* [[wp:Depeche Mode|Depeche Mode]] - "Personal Jesus" (1989)
 
* [[wp:Faith No More|Faith No More]] - "Midlife Crisis" (1992)
 
* [[wp:Danzig (band)|Danzig]] - "Mother" (1988)
 
* [[wp:Living Colour|Living Colour]] - "Cult of Personality" (1988)
 
* [[wp:Primal Scream|Primal Scream]] - "Movin' on Up" (1991)
 
* [[wp:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]] - "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987)
 
* [[wp:L7 (band)|L7]] - "Pretend We're Dead" (1992)
 
* [[wp:Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy Osbourne]] - "Hellraiser" (1991)
 
* [[wp:Soundgarden|Soundgarden]] - "Rusty Cage" (1991)
 
* [[wp:Rage Against the Machine|Rage Against the Machine]] - "Killing in the Name" (1992)
 
* [[wp:Jane's Addiction|Jane's Addiction]] - "Been Caught Stealing" (1990)
 
* [[wp:The Stone Roses|The Stone Roses]] - "Fools Gold" (1989)
 
* [[wp:Alice in Chains|Alice in Chains]] - "Them Bones" (1992)
 
* [[wp:Stone Temple Pilots|Stone Temple Pilots]] - "Plush" (1992)
 
   
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The station's tracklist represents many of the contemporary modern/alternative rock sounds that were prominent or emerging in the early 1990s. The most represented genre on the station is undoubtedly grunge, with bands like L7, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots all having songs on the station, as well as the grunge energy given off by both the station idents and Sage. Also exhibited on the station are major heavy metal and hard rock acts from the late 1980s and early 1990s, like Guns 'n' Roses, Danzig, and Ozzy Osbourne (unavailable on rerelease versions). The alternative metal scene is also on display, from acts such as Helmet, Living Colour, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, and Rage Against The Machine (not on rerelease versions). Interestingly, this alternative metal group mainly features acts that would serve influential to nu metal later in the 1990s, a genre that has yet to appear on GTA radios. The station also features softer, more dance-oriented songs by acts like Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, and The Stone Roses, representing the sounds of early 1990s UK alternative scenes such as synth-rock, Madchester, and neo-psychedelia. There is also a funk rock undertone to some acts, namely Jane's Addiction, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Faith No More.
==Trivia==
 
* The "X" in Radio X is reference to the "X" generation, people that were born in the late 70's and early 80's, which they be in their late teen our early adulthood in the early 90's. It also reference of the teen and adults that listen to Alterative music at that time.
 
* Sage doesn't have a last name, as mentioned in the intro to Danzig's "Mother" saying "Yes, Sage is my real name, and if you don't believe me, you can go fuck yourself!"
 
* Sage also says the reason she calls herself Sage is because she can't remember her last name.
 
* The station is the default station when the player enters a [[Buffalo]].
 
* In real life, there is a real Radio X called Choi Radio X in Quebec City in Canada. But it more like a talk-show with a mix of Radio X and Liberty Rock Radio.
 
   
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Through its idents it boasts that ''"finally there is an alternative to commercial rock, these guys don't care about money"''. It also says that it is ''"the birth of modern rock and fundamental social upheaval"'' and that ''"the end of civilization is here"''. It attacks the older generation, the {{WP|baby boomers}}, and its music, saying ''"anyone who doesn't think this is the best music recorded in history, should just jump off a bridge and die"''.
==Videos==
 
[[File:GTA San Andreas - Radio X|thumb|center|501 px|GTA San Andreas Radio X]]
 
   
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It also humorously pokes fun of the self-centered attitude of its listeners, with idents that say ''"we are self-important nihilists"'', ''"who cares about poverty, we got egos to worry about"'', ''"we're the end of the alphabet people, that's got to mean something, but we don't know what"'', and ''"{{WP|Id, ego and super-ego|the id, the ego}} and now the X"''.
==See Also==
 
*[[Radio Broker]], a radio station in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' that plays alternative rock.
 
*[[Channel X]], a radio staion in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] that plays punk rock.
 
   
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It also calls its listeners ''"apathetic, despondent, trust-fund babies"'' and tells them pessimistic comments like ''"nothing that you'll ever do will ever mean anything, we're the only identity you've got"'' and ''"feel like you mean something"''.
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The station's host, Sage, is a young woman and proud member of Generation X. She is an escaped mental patient who is very opinionated and constantly speaks her views in-between songs. She gets lost frequently in her random musings, displaying extremely pessimistic and narcissistic views. She constantly wants to have sex and hates the older generations so much that she wants to kill anyone over the age of 30. She isn't very popular, as callers criticize her photography exhibition as ''"full of weird and stupid photos where they lick coloring books"''. She constantly says she wants to die and threatens to set herself on fire when all the bridges in San Andreas are open, permitting the player access to all areas in the game. Sage celebrates the [[Los Santos Riots|riots]] in the later stages of the game, believing they are part of her ''"end of the world revolution"''.
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==Tracklist==
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{{Tracklist|color=SA|
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{{/Tracklist}}
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}}
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==Appearances==
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The station plays at the following locations:
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*[[Sub Urban]] clothing stores
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*[[Ten Green Bottles]], [[Misty's]] and [[The Craw Bar]]
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*[[Tattoo Parlors|Tattoo Parlors]]
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*[[Michelle's Auto Repair]] ([[Modifications/Hot Coffee|Unused]] interior)
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===Individual Songs===
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*{{WP|Guns N' Roses}}' "{{WP|Welcome to the Jungle}}" was featured in the second trailer of ''GTA San Andreas''.
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*{{WP|Living Colour}}'s "{{WP|Cult of Personality (song)|Cult of Personality}}" is featured during [[Stadium Events]].
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*The fragment of {{WP|Rage Against the Machine}}'s "{{WP|Killing in the Name}}" plays if [[Carl Johnson|CJ]] takes a [[Girlfriends in GTA San Andreas|girlfriend]] on a bad restaurant date. This song was removed from the re-released versions of the game due to license expiration and the "successful date" jingle plays instead, which comes as confusing and ironic given the context.
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*{{WP|L7 (band)|L7}}'s "{{WP|Pretend We're Dead}}" plays at the beach party during [[Life's a Beach]].
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==Trivia==
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*The "X" in Radio X is a reference to {{WP|Generation X}}, the generation born between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s.
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*The ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Official Soundtrack|2-CD San Andreas soundtrack compilation set]]'' features as a bonus track, "{{WP|Head Like a Hole}}" by {{WP|AFI (band)|A.F.I.}}, a cover of a {{WP|Nine Inch Nails}} song. Neither version appears in the game.
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*The only song Sage will never make an intro or outro comment over is {{WP|Stone Temple Pilots}}' "{{WP|Plush (song)|Plush}}". <ref>Game audio files: <code>Plush (Intro) Plush (Mid) Plush (Outro).</code> All other songs have three intro and outro files with two of each containing spoken over variations: <code>(Intro DJ #1), (Intro DJ#2) (Intro), (Outro DJ#1), (Outro DJ#2) and (Outro)</code>.</ref>
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==See Also==
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*[[Head Radio]] - a pop and rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto (1997 game)|GTA]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]]''.
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*[[It's Unleashed FM]] - a hard rock and alternative rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto (1997 game)|GTA]]''.
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*[[King 130.7]] - a punk rock and hard rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]''.
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*[[V-Rock]] - a hard rock and heavy metal radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]'' that plays another song by {{WP|Ozzy Osbourne}}.
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*[[Wave 103]] - a new wave and post-punk radio in ''GTA Vice City'' and ''GTA Vice City Stories'' that plays another song by {{WP|Depeche Mode}}.
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*[[K-DST]] - a classic rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]''.
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*[[Liberty Rock Radio]] - a classic rock and alternative rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City|GTA Episodes From Liberty City]].''
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*[[Liberty City Hardcore]] - a hardcore punk radio in ''GTA IV'' and extreme metal in ''GTA Episodes From Liberty City''.
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*[[Radio Broker]] - a contemporary rock radio in ''GTA IV'' and ''GTA Episodes From Liberty City''.
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*[[Prairie Cartel]] - an alternative and electronic rock instrumental radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]''.
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*[[Tortoise (GTA Chinatown Wars)|Tortoise]] - a post-rock instrumental radio in enhanced versions of ''GTA Chinatown Wars''.
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*[[Anvil]] - a heavy metal instrumental radio in the enhanced versions of ''GTA Chinatown Wars''.
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*[[DFA]] - a dance-punk instrumental radio in enhanced versions of ''GTA Chinatown Wars''.
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*[[Pre-Millennium Radio]] - an alternative rock and grunge radio in ''GTA V'' that was cut from the final version of the game that would've played another song by {{WP|Faith No More}}.
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*[[Santos Surf]] - a surf music radio in ''GTA V'' that was cut from the final version of the game.
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*[[Vinewood Boulevard Radio]] - an alternative rock radio in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V|GTA V]]''.
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*[[Radio Mirror Park]] - an indie music radio in ''GTA V'' that shares a lot of similarities with Radio X.
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*[[Los Santos Rock Radio]] - a classic rock and pop rock radio in ''GTA V''.
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*[[Channel X]] - a punk rock and hardcore punk radio in ''GTA V''.
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*[[Kult FM]] - a post-punk, indie rock, and mixed genre radio in the enhanced versions of ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]]'' that plays another song by {{WP|Danzig (band)|Danzig}}.
   
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 18 December 2023

Targetting an entire generation of apathetic, despondent, trust-fund babies. Radio X...
— Station jingle
Finally, there IS an alternative. The home of Modern Rock. This is a revolution. Guitars, nihilistic hedonism, and telling the elder generation to go screw themselves. Nobody has done this before. We are original thinkers. We are free. Sage leads the navel gazing; she is a remarkable talent.
— GTA San Andreas Website

Radio X (styled as Radio:X in its logo) is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that plays alternative rock and grunge. It is hosted by Sage (voiced by Jodie Shawback).

Description

Radio X is full of the 1990s grunge attitude and of the Generation X vibe of the time. Its host, Sage, presents herself as an intellectual, nihilist, revolutionist and pessimistic character.

The station's tracklist represents many of the contemporary modern/alternative rock sounds that were prominent or emerging in the early 1990s. The most represented genre on the station is undoubtedly grunge, with bands like L7, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots all having songs on the station, as well as the grunge energy given off by both the station idents and Sage. Also exhibited on the station are major heavy metal and hard rock acts from the late 1980s and early 1990s, like Guns 'n' Roses, Danzig, and Ozzy Osbourne (unavailable on rerelease versions). The alternative metal scene is also on display, from acts such as Helmet, Living Colour, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, and Rage Against The Machine (not on rerelease versions). Interestingly, this alternative metal group mainly features acts that would serve influential to nu metal later in the 1990s, a genre that has yet to appear on GTA radios. The station also features softer, more dance-oriented songs by acts like Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, and The Stone Roses, representing the sounds of early 1990s UK alternative scenes such as synth-rock, Madchester, and neo-psychedelia. There is also a funk rock undertone to some acts, namely Jane's Addiction, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and Faith No More.

Through its idents it boasts that "finally there is an alternative to commercial rock, these guys don't care about money". It also says that it is "the birth of modern rock and fundamental social upheaval" and that "the end of civilization is here". It attacks the older generation, the baby boomers, and its music, saying "anyone who doesn't think this is the best music recorded in history, should just jump off a bridge and die".

It also humorously pokes fun of the self-centered attitude of its listeners, with idents that say "we are self-important nihilists", "who cares about poverty, we got egos to worry about", "we're the end of the alphabet people, that's got to mean something, but we don't know what", and "the id, the ego and now the X".

It also calls its listeners "apathetic, despondent, trust-fund babies" and tells them pessimistic comments like "nothing that you'll ever do will ever mean anything, we're the only identity you've got" and "feel like you mean something".

The station's host, Sage, is a young woman and proud member of Generation X. She is an escaped mental patient who is very opinionated and constantly speaks her views in-between songs. She gets lost frequently in her random musings, displaying extremely pessimistic and narcissistic views. She constantly wants to have sex and hates the older generations so much that she wants to kill anyone over the age of 30. She isn't very popular, as callers criticize her photography exhibition as "full of weird and stupid photos where they lick coloring books". She constantly says she wants to die and threatens to set herself on fire when all the bridges in San Andreas are open, permitting the player access to all areas in the game. Sage celebrates the riots in the later stages of the game, believing they are part of her "end of the world revolution".

Tracklist

Tracklist
Song: Preview: Notes:
"Unsung" by Helmet (1991)
"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode (1989)
"Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More (1992)
"Mother" by Danzig (1988)
"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour (1988)
"Movin' on Up" by Primal Scream (1991)
"Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses (1987)
"Pretend We're Dead" by L7 (1992)
"Hellraiser" by Ozzy Osbourne (1991) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden (1991)
"Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine (1992) This song is missing from the iOS, Android, PS2 Classics (PS3, PS4 and PS5), Rockstar Games Launcher, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
"Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction (1990)
"Fools Gold" by The Stone Roses (1989)
"Them Bones" by Alice in Chains (1992)
"Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots (1992)


Appearances

The station plays at the following locations:

Individual Songs

Trivia

See Also

References

  1. Game audio files: Plush (Intro) Plush (Mid) Plush (Outro). All other songs have three intro and outro files with two of each containing spoken over variations: (Intro DJ #1), (Intro DJ#2) (Intro), (Outro DJ#1), (Outro DJ#2) and (Outro).

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