Emotion 98.3

"The station for laughter, and sorrow, heartbreak, and tears, and those post-therapy session blues."

- Station jingle in GTA Vice City

"In early 1980s Vice City, if you got caught in an extramarital affair with your wife's aerobics instructor, there was only one man to turn to: Fernando Martinez. Fernando brought make-up and make-out music to all of Vice City's lovers. Impassioned with the spirit of emotionally charged anthems by artists like Cutting Crew and Mister Mister."

- GTA Vice City Website

"Power ballads, montages, divorce. Standing on the brink of existence, again. Emotion is your station."

- Station jingle in GTA Vice City Stories

Emotion 98.3 is a radio station hosted by Fernando Martinez (voiced by Frank Chavez) in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and by Lionel Makepeace (voiced by Steve Stratton) in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It plays soft pop, power ballads and soft rock.

Description
The station assumes a more relaxed, laid-back, soft attitude than other pop stations. It encourages listeners to not fight their feelings, and even cry. Fernando's poetic yet eccentric musings about passion, emotion and desire become the central part of the radio in his first time as a DJ. He gets lost in his romantic ramblings lots of times, and tells listeners tips on how to pick up ladies, going on with his attitude.

As a note, 's "" is a reference to , since it is the theme for. This song appeared in the 1984 episode "Calderone's Return: Part 1 - The Hit List" of Miami Vice, but was actually released via the Miami Vice II soundtrack album at the very end of 1986 (on December 29), and as a single in 1987. As such, it is slightly anachronistic for it to be broadcast in a radio station during the setting of GTA Vice City.

Emotion 98.3 sponsored several Hotring Racers and Bloodring Bangers in 1986.

As with all of the music radio stations in GTA Vice City, an album of songs from the station is available separately or as part of the 7-CD Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set.

Trivia

 * The first songs heard in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories are both from this station. 's "" plays during the introductory cutscene in Vice City, and either 's "" or ' "" will play during the introductory cutscene in Vice City Stories.
 * Originally, the theme song for GTA Vice City was going to be 's "".
 * 's "" is the first Emotion's song that plays when one starts GTA Vice City and tunes into Emotion.
 * "I Want to Know What Love Is" was played in the first trailer for GTA Vice City Stories.
 * Phil Collins' "" was played in the third trailer for GTA Vice City Stories.
 * In Grand Theft Auto Online, during the Festive Surprise Weekend, a t-shirt with the logo of the radio station was available through Crate Drops.

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