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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' |
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|host = [[Adam First]] and [[Trish Camden]] <small>(1984)</small><br>[[Adam First]] <small>(1986)</small> |
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{{quote|I am The Wave 103.|slogan in GTA Vice City Stories}} |
{{quote|I am The Wave 103.|slogan in GTA Vice City Stories}} |
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| − | '''Wave 103''' (styled as '''The Wave 103''' in ''Vice City Stories'') is a radio station in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
+ | '''Wave 103''' (styled as '''The Wave 103''' in ''Vice City Stories'') is a radio station in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''. The station is hosted by [[Adam First]] and [[Trish Camden]] in 1984 and by Adam in 1986. Wave 103 features New Wave and Synthpop music. |
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| − | An album of the songs from the station is available separately or as part of the GTA Vice City soundtrack box set. Customers received this volume when they placed a pre-order down payment of $10 on the PC version of the game at Best Buy. Flash FM's "Japanese Boy" also appears on the European version of the Wave 103 CD album. |
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| − | The name of the station apes that of an actual local radio station Wave 102 in Dundee, Scotland, the original birthplace of the game's design company [[Rockstar North]]. Coincidentally, during the 1980s and early 1990s there was a Pop/New Wave format radio station in Miami, Florida, the city that [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]] is based on, named WAXE (pronounced "waxy") 102.7. The name may also allude to the New Wave music on the station's playlist. |
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| − | Like most DJs in Vice City, Adam believes that his kind of music is the best. He further fancies himself a music connoisseur, despite making some glaring mistakes such as calling 1986 the "finest hour" for Blondie, and saying they've been around for a few years when in fact the band broke up in 1982. (Though, he may have meant the song "Atomic", which is part of the soundtrack) |
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| − | From his chatter on the radio it is known that he likes money, is a big fan of hang gliding, and despises music videos because they show that the artists' looks are more important than actual talent. He seems to have some kind of problem with his mother, as he goes out of his way to say that she had "nothing to do" with his "personal choice" of going into radio. |
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| − | By 1992, he either lives in or is vacationing in [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]]. While there, he calls in to the conspiracy theory show [[Area 53]]on [[WCTR]]. He claims that while hang-gliding in the San Andreas desert ([[Bone County]]), he saw a man at a trailer compound performing strange rituals with a [[Domestobot]]. 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. |
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==GTA Vice City Playlist== |
==GTA Vice City Playlist== |
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*[[wp:A Flock of Seagulls|A Flock of Seagulls]] - "[[wp:I Ran (So Far Away)|I Ran (So Far Away)]]" (1982) |
*[[wp:A Flock of Seagulls|A Flock of Seagulls]] - "[[wp:I Ran (So Far Away)|I Ran (So Far Away)]]" (1982) |
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*[[wp:The Psychedelic Furs|The Psychedelic Furs]] - "[[wp:Love My Way (song)|Love My Way]]" (1982) |
*[[wp:The Psychedelic Furs|The Psychedelic Furs]] - "[[wp:Love My Way (song)|Love My Way]]" (1982) |
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| − | *[[wp:Animotion|Animotion]] - "[[ |
+ | *[[wp:Animotion|Animotion]] - "[[wikipedia:Obsession_(Animotion_song)|Obsession]]" (1985) |
*[[wp:Spandau Ballet|Spandau Ballet]] - "[[wp:Gold (Spandau Ballet song)|Gold]]" (1983) |
*[[wp:Spandau Ballet|Spandau Ballet]] - "[[wp:Gold (Spandau Ballet song)|Gold]]" (1983) |
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*[[wp:Thomas Dolby|Thomas Dolby]] - "[[wp:Hyperactive!|Hyperactive!]]" (1984) |
*[[wp:Thomas Dolby|Thomas Dolby]] - "[[wp:Hyperactive!|Hyperactive!]]" (1984) |
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*[[wp:The Human League|The Human League]] - "[[wp:Love Action (I Believe in Love)|Love Action (I Believe in Love)]]" (1981) |
*[[wp:The Human League|The Human League]] - "[[wp:Love Action (I Believe in Love)|Love Action (I Believe in Love)]]" (1981) |
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| − | *[[wp:Thompson Twins|Thompson Twins]] - "[[wp:Love |
+ | *[[wp:Thompson Twins|Thompson Twins]] - "[[wp:Love On Your Side (song)|Love on Your Side]]" (1983) |
*[[wp:Depeche Mode|Depeche Mode]] - "[[wp:Everything Counts|Everything Counts]]" (1983) |
*[[wp:Depeche Mode|Depeche Mode]] - "[[wp:Everything Counts|Everything Counts]]" (1983) |
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*[[wp:Blondie (band)|Blondie]] - "[[wp:Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]" (1979) |
*[[wp:Blondie (band)|Blondie]] - "[[wp:Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]" (1979) |
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*[[wp:Kajagoogoo|Kajagoogoo]] - "[[wp:Too Shy|Too Shy]]" (1983) |
*[[wp:Kajagoogoo|Kajagoogoo]] - "[[wp:Too Shy|Too Shy]]" (1983) |
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*[[wp:Heaven 17|Heaven 17]] - "[[wp:Penthouse and Pavement|Penthouse and Pavement]]" (1981) |
*[[wp:Heaven 17|Heaven 17]] - "[[wp:Penthouse and Pavement|Penthouse and Pavement]]" (1981) |
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| − | *[[wp:Berlin (band)|Berlin]] - "[[ |
+ | *[[wp:Berlin (band)|Berlin]] - "[[wikipedia:Sex_(I'm A...)|Sex, (I'm A...)]]" (1982) (not included in the European version of the game) |
*[[wp:Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]] - "[[wp:Like to Get to Know You Well|Like to Get to Know You Well]]" (1984) |
*[[wp:Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]] - "[[wp:Like to Get to Know You Well|Like to Get to Know You Well]]" (1984) |
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*[[wp:The Cure|The Cure]] - "[[wp:A Forest|A Forest]]" (1980) |
*[[wp:The Cure|The Cure]] - "[[wp:A Forest|A Forest]]" (1980) |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | *On the European version of the Wave 103 soundtrack CD, "Japanese Boy" by Aneka is included, even though the song instead appears on [[Flash FM]]. |
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| − | * The song "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood is also featured in the [[GTA Clone]], Saints Row: The Third. |
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| + | *The version of "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo that is played on the station is actually the instrumental "Midnight Mix" of the song. |
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==Videos== |
==Videos== |
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Revision as of 18:41, 5 May 2016
“
I am The Wave 103.
”
— slogan in GTA Vice City Stories
Wave 103 (styled as The Wave 103 in Vice City Stories) is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The station is hosted by Adam First and Trish Camden in 1984 and by Adam in 1986. Wave 103 features New Wave and Synthpop music.
GTA Vice City Playlist
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Two Tribes" (1984)
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F1-11 " (1986)
- Gary Numan - "Cars" (1979)
- The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" (1983)
- Blondie - "Atomic" (1980)
- Nena - "99 Luftballons" (1983)
- Kim Wilde - "Kids in America" (1981)
- Tears for Fears - "Pale Shelter" (1982)
- Corey Hart - "Sunglasses at Night" (1984)
- ABC - "Poison Arrow" (1982)
- A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982)
- The Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way" (1982)
- Animotion - "Obsession" (1985)
- Spandau Ballet - "Gold" (1983)
- Thomas Dolby - "Hyperactive!" (1984)
- Romeo Void - "Never Say Never" (1982)
GTA Vice City Stories Playlist
- The Human League - "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" (1981)
- Thompson Twins - "Love on Your Side" (1983)
- Depeche Mode - "Everything Counts" (1983)
- Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (1979)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax" (1983)
- ABC - "(How to Be a) Millionaire" (1984)
- New Order - "Blue Monday" (1983)
- Japan - "Quiet Life" (1979)
- Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy" (1983)
- Heaven 17 - "Penthouse and Pavement" (1981)
- Berlin - "Sex, (I'm A...)" (1982) (not included in the European version of the game)
- Howard Jones - "Like to Get to Know You Well" (1984)
- The Cure - "A Forest" (1980)
- A Flock of Seagulls - "Space Age Love Song" (1982)
- Yazoo - "Don't Go" (1982)
Trivia
- The name of the station is a reference to the radio station Wave 102 in Dundee, Scotland, the original birthplace of the game's design company Rockstar North, and to the New Wave music on the station's playlist. There is another radio station named Wave 105 which broadcasts in Southampton, England.
- Wave 103 is one of two preferred radio stations tuned in by the Streetwannabes, the other station being Flash FM. Wave 103 can be heard after Tommy or Vic carjacks their gang vehicles.
- On the European version of the Wave 103 soundtrack CD, "Japanese Boy" by Aneka is included, even though the song instead appears on Flash FM.
- The version of "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo that is played on the station is actually the instrumental "Midnight Mix" of the song.
- "Pale Shelter" by Tears For Fears is also featured in the GTA clone, Sleeping Dogs. "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls is also featured in the same game as a karaoke song.
- "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls was featured in the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the Vice City trailer for the Xbox version of Grand Theft Auto Double Pack.
- "Don't Go" by Yazoo plays in the background at the beginning of the cutscene of the mission White Lies, as well as inside the White Stallionz Bar during the mission The Bum Deal.
- In the 10th Anniversary Edition of GTA Vice City, this is the only radio station to feature all of the songs from the original game.
See Also
- Radio X - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which plays another song by Depeche Mode.
- Radio Mirror Park - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto V which plays contemporary Synthpop and New Wave, but mainly from indie artists.
- Non-Stop-Pop FM - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto V which plays Synthpop and New Wave.
Videos
GTA VC Wave 103
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