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[[Image:ViceCityFM.png|200px|right|Vice City FM logo.]]
 
   
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'''Vice City FM''' is an exclusive [[Radio Station|radio station]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]. Named after [[Vice City]], "VCFM" plays 1980s' [[wp:Pop music|pop music]], and is hosted by [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] radio DJ, [[Fernando Martinez]]. For some reason, in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], Vice City FM replaces [[The Vibe 98.8]] (especially because of its high number of songs and love being the main theme) in [[GTA IV]].
 
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|name = Vice City FM
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|image = ViceCityFM.png
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|location = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
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|genre = 1980s Adult Contemporary, New-Wave, Pop-Rock, R&B, Sophisti-pop, Synthpop
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|games = [[GTA IV Episodes|Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]
 
|host = [[Fernando Martinez]]}}
   
 
'''Vice City FM''' is an exclusive [[Radio Station|radio station]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City]]. Named after [[Vice City]], "VCFM" plays 1980s' [[wp:Pop music|pop music]], and is hosted by [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] radio DJ, [[Fernando Martinez]]. In EFLC, Vice City FM replacesĀ [[The Vibe 98.8]]Ā in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
'''DJ:''' [[Fernando Martinez]]
 
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'''Genres:''' [[wp:Synthpop|synthpop]], [[wp:Pop rock|pop rock]]
 
   
 
==Playlist==
 
==Playlist==
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*[[wp:Neneh Cherry|Neneh Cherry]] - "[[wp:Buffalo Stance|Buffalo Stance]]" (1988)
 
*[[wp:Neneh Cherry|Neneh Cherry]] - "[[wp:Buffalo Stance|Buffalo Stance]]" (1988)
 
*[[wp:Swing Out Sister|Swing Out Sister]] - "[[wp:Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)|Breakout]]" (1988)
 
*[[wp:Swing Out Sister|Swing Out Sister]] - "[[wp:Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)|Breakout]]" (1988)
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*[[wp:Hue and Cry (band)|Hue and Cry]] - "[[wp:Labour of Love (song)|Labour of Love]]" (1987)
 
*[[wp:Hue and Cry (band)|Hue and Cry]] - "[[wp:Labour of Love (song)|Labour of Love]]" (1987)
 
*[[wp:Climie Fisher|Climie Fisher]] - "Love Changes (Everything)" (1988)
 
*[[wp:Climie Fisher|Climie Fisher]] - "Love Changes (Everything)" (1988)
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*[[wp:Hall & Oates|Hall & Oates]] - "[[wp:Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]"
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*[[wp:Hall & Oates|Hall & Oates]] - "[[wp:Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]" (1982)
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*[[wp:Curiosity Killed the Cat|Curiosity Killed the Cat]] - "Misfit"
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*[[wp:Curiosity Killed the Cat|Curiosity Killed the Cat]] - "Misfit" (1986)
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*[[wp:Coldcut|Coldcut]] feat. [[wp:Lisa Stansfield|Lisa Stansfield]] - "[[wp:People Hold On|People Hold on]]"
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*[[wp:Coldcut|Coldcut]] feat. [[wp:Lisa Stansfield|Lisa Stansfield]] - "[[wp:People Hold On|People Hold on]]" (1989)
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*[[wp:Level 42|Level 42]] - "[[wp:Something About You (Level 42 song)|Something about You]]"
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*[[wp:Level 42|Level 42]] - "[[wp:Something About You (Level 42 song)|Something about You]]" (1985)
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*[[wp:Jeffrey Osborne|Jeffrey Osborne]] - "Stay with Me Tonight"
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*[[wp:Jeffrey Osborne|Jeffrey Osborne]] - "Stay with Me Tonight" (1983)
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*[[wp:Womack & Womack|Womack & Womack]] - "[[wp:Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops]]"
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*[[wp:Womack & Womack|Womack & Womack]] - "[[wp:Teardrops (Womack & Womack song)|Teardrops]]" (1988)
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*[[wp:Roxette|Roxette]] - "[[wp:The Look|The Look]]"
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*[[wp:Roxette|Roxette]] - "[[wp:The Look|The Look]]" (1989)
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*[[wp:Re-Flex|Re-Flex]] - "[[wp:The Politics of Dancing (song)|The Politics of Dancing]]"
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*[[wp:Re-Flex|Re-Flex]] - "[[wp:The Politics of Dancing (song)|The Politics of Dancing]]" (1983)
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*[[wp:'Til Tuesday|'Til Tuesday]] - "[[wp:Voices Carry|Voices Carry]]"
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*[[wp:'Til Tuesday|'Til Tuesday]] - "[[wp:Voices Carry|Voices Carry]]" (1985)
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*[[wp:Boy Meets Girl (band)|Boy Meets Girl]] - "[[wp:Waiting For A Star To Fall|Waiting for a Star to Fall]]"
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*[[wp:Boy Meets Girl (band)|Boy Meets Girl]] - "[[wp:Waiting For A Star To Fall|Waiting for a Star to Fall]]" (1988)
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*[[wp:Prefab Sprout|Prefab Sprout]] - "When Love Breaks Down"
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*[[wp:Prefab Sprout|Prefab Sprout]] - "When Love Breaks Down" (1984)
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*[[wp:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] - "Wishing Well"
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*[[wp:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] - "Wishing Well" (1987)
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*[[wp:Wet Wet Wet|Wet Wet Wet]] - "[[wp:Wishing I Was Lucky|Wishing I Was Lucky]]"
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*[[wp:Wet Wet Wet|Wet Wet Wet]] - "[[wp:Wishing I Was Lucky|Wishing I Was Lucky]]" (1987)
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*[[wp:Scritti Politti|Scritti Politti]] - "[[wp:Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)|Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)]]"
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*[[wp:Scritti Politti|Scritti Politti]] - "[[wp:Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)|Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)]]" (1984)
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*[[wp:John Farnham|John Farnham]] - "[[wp:You're The Voice|You're the Voice]]"
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*[[wp:John Farnham|John Farnham]] - "[[wp:You're The Voice|You're the Voice]]" (1986)
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==Videos==
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'''''Episodes from Liberty City soundtrack:'''''
   
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[[File:Radios GTA EFLC - Vice City FM (Download Link)|full|center|554px]]
==Trivia==
 
*[[Evan Moss]] sings along to "Maneater" - Hall & Oates, in the opening sequence of the mission [[Bang Bang]], this is the only time you can hear this song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only on the Disc version.
 
   
 
==Trivia==
*"The Look" - Roxette is a song which plays in one of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony ]]trailers. It's also played at a Strip Club if the player chooses for a 2nd or 3rd dance.
 
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*There are several recognizable references to the events of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], including the phrase "ate your cassette disc", which is a reference to the mission [[Supply & Demand]] for [[Ricardo Diaz]].
 
*[[Evan Moss]] sings along to "Maneater" by Hall & Oates in the opening cutscene of the mission [[Bang Bang]]. This is the only time you can hear the song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only in the disc version.
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*The main verse/chorus of "Maneater" was sampled by rapper Royce Da 5'9 in his song "We're Live (Danger)", which was featured in GTA III's hip-hop station [[Game FM]].
 
*"The Look" by Roxette plays in one of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] trailers. It's also played at strip clubs.
 
*On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development, however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt".
 
*On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development, however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt".
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*Speaking about "amercian.gxt", songs planned for the station, but dropped during development, are listed in the file "american.gxt" :
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*"american.gxt" also reveals songs that were going to play on the station but were [[Beta|dropped during development]]. They include:
 
**[[wp:Belouis Some |Belouis Some]] - "[[wp:Imagination (Belouis Some song)|Imagination]]"
 
**[[wp:Belouis Some |Belouis Some]] - "[[wp:Imagination (Belouis Some song)|Imagination]]"
 
**[[wp:Billy Ocean|Billy Ocean]] - "[[wp:Carribean Queen|Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)]]"
 
**[[wp:Billy Ocean|Billy Ocean]] - "[[wp:Carribean Queen|Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)]]"
 
**[[wp:Morrissey|Morrissey]] - "[[wp:Everyday Is Like Sunday|Everyday Is like Sunday]]"
 
**[[wp:Morrissey|Morrissey]] - "[[wp:Everyday Is Like Sunday|Everyday Is like Sunday]]"
 
**[[wp:Club Nouveau|Club Nouveau]] - "[[wp:Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]"
 
**[[wp:Club Nouveau|Club Nouveau]] - "[[wp:Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]"
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**[[wp:Culture Club|Culture Club]] - "[[wp:Time (Clock Of The Heart)|Time (Clock of the Heart)]]"
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**[[wp:Culture Club|Culture Club]] - "[[wp:Time (Clock of the Heart)|Time (Clock of the Heart)]]"
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*Vice City FM is not available in the downloadable versions of TLAD or TBOGT, only the disc version.
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*Vice City FM is not available in the downloadable versions of TLAD or TBoGT, appearing in only the disc version. It is, however, available on the downloaded Steam version for the PC.
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*The style of writing on the station logo is the exact same as the logo used on the front of the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] instruction manual.
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[[Category:Radio Stations]]
 
[[Category:Radio Stations]]
 
[[Category:Radio Stations in GTA Episodes From Liberty City]]
 
[[Category:Radio Stations in GTA Episodes From Liberty City]]

Revision as of 20:10, 21 February 2014


Vice City FM is an exclusive radio station to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. Named after Vice City, "VCFM" plays 1980s' pop music, and is hosted by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City radio DJ, Fernando Martinez. In EFLC, Vice City FM replaces The Vibe 98.8 in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Playlist

Videos

Episodes from Liberty City soundtrack:

Trivia

  • There are several recognizable references to the events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, including the phrase "ate your cassette disc", which is a reference to the mission Supply & Demand for Ricardo Diaz.
  • Evan Moss sings along to "Maneater" by Hall & Oates in the opening cutscene of the mission Bang Bang. This is the only time you can hear the song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only in the disc version.
  • The main verse/chorus of "Maneater" was sampled by rapper Royce Da 5'9 in his song "We're Live (Danger)", which was featured in GTA III's hip-hop station Game FM.
  • "The Look" by Roxette plays in one of The Ballad of Gay Tony trailers. It's also played at strip clubs.
  • On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development, however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt".
  • "american.gxt" also reveals songs that were going to play on the station but were dropped during development. They include:
  • Vice City FM is not available in the downloadable versions of TLAD or TBoGT, appearing in only the disc version. It is, however, available on the downloaded Steam version for the PC.
  • The style of writing on the station logo is the exact same as the logo used on the front of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City instruction manual.