Channel X is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online that plays punk rock.
Description[]
Channel X's playlist consists primarily of punk rock from the 1970s and early 1980s. Similarly to LCHC, it seems to function as a time capsule to the development of the Californian punk and hardcore scene, with variances of crossover thrash, thrashcore, and post-hardcore on display. The station initially focused exclusively on Los Angeles-based acts, but the enhanced version also features some acts from Texas and Canada.
It is hosted by seasoned punk veteran Keith Morris, current lead singer in Off! who previously sang for Black Flag and Circle Jerks. Keith often punctuates songs with tales of his younger days and bitter quips about modern society.
Channel X is likely based on SiriusXM channel Faction, although its name, frequency and playlist could possibly be a tribute to 91X, an alternative rock station broadcasting into San Diego, California, known for being among one of the first radio stations to play punk and alternative rock.
It is one of the preferred stations of Trevor Philips, the Rednecks, and the Blaine County chapter of The Lost MC.
Tracklist[]
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "Bored Of You" by Agent Orange (1980) | ||
| "My War" by Black Flag (1984) | ||
| "Rock House" by Circle Jerks (1985) | ||
| "The Mouth Don't Stop (The Trouble With Women Is)" by Fear (1985) | ||
| "What's Next?" by OFF! (2013) | ||
| "Amoeba" by Adolescents (1981) | ||
| "Pervert" by Descendents (1985) | ||
| "Lexicon Devil" by The Germs (1978) | ||
| "Life Of Crime" by The Weirdos (1977) | ||
| "Abolish Government/Silent Majority" by T.S.O.L. (1981) | ||
| "Blown Away" by Youth Brigade (1983) | ||
| "Subliminal" by Suicidal Tendencies (1983) | ||
| "The Enemy" by D.O.A. (1980) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions | |
| "John Wayne Was A Nazi" by MDC (1980) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions This song was originally cut from previous-gen versions. | |
| "Don't Push Me Around" by The Zeros (1980) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions This song was originally cut from previous-gen versions. | |
| "Los Angeles" by X (1980) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions This song was originally cut from previous-gen versions. | |
| "I Don't Need Society" by D.R.I. (1985) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions This song was originally cut from previous-gen versions. | |
| "Linda Blair" by Redd Kross (1982) | Exclusive for PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S versions This song was originally cut from previous-gen versions. |
Deleted Songs[]
See also: Channel X: The Rejected Soundtrack
GTA V's trackID.gxt2 database, found on the PS3 and Xbox 360, reveals more songs were planned to appear on the station but were not included in the final version.
- Bad Religion – We're Only Gonna Die (1982)[1]
- Circle Jerks – Dude (1985)[2]
- The Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore (1978)[3]
- Descendents – Ride The Wild (1979)[4]
- The Germs – Manimal (1979)[5]
- The Gun Club – Sex Beat (1981)[6]
- D.R.I. – I Don't Need Society (1980)[7][8]
- The Zeros – Don't Push Me Around (1980)[7][9]
- Redd Kross – Linda Blair (1982)[7][10]
- X – Los Angeles (1980)[7][11]
Additional songs, not mentioned in the trackID.gtx2 database, were discovered in an early build of GTA V on a PlayStation 3 development kit.[12]
- 7 Seconds – 99 Red Balloons (1985)
- Agent Orange – Bloodstains (1981)
- The Dickies – Give It Back (1978)
- The Dickies – Hideous (1978)
- Fear – Let's Have a War (1982)
- Frenzal Rhomb – You Are Not My Friend (1999)
- The Last – She Don't Know Why I'm Here (1979)
- Middle Class – Out Of Vogue (1979)
- Redd Kross – I Hate My School (1980)
- Screamers – Vertigo (1977)
- The Weirdos – Solitary Confinement (1978)
- MDC – John Wayne Was A Nazi (1982)[7]
Additionally, introductions for four unknown songs, one by D.O.A, one by Youth Brigade, one by The Plugz, and one by White Pride off their 1983 album "Your Loss Is Our Gain", were discovered. Nothing outside of the artists performing the songs is known.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- Ammu-Nations with shooting ranges
- Tequi-la-la
- Skate Parks in Hawick
- Auto Reprirs
- Tattoo Parlors
- Port of Los Santos
Individual Tracks[]
- The song "Lexicon Devil" by The Germs will always play after Trevor enters his Bodhi outside his trailer in Minor Turbulence.
- The song "My War" by Black Flag will always play after Trevor enters his Bodhi and loses the cops after killing Steve Haines in The Third Way.
- "What's Next?" by OFF! plays during end credits.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Liberty City Hardcore is indirectly referenced by Keith as "the punk scene in Liberty City."
- The station's stingers are read by a British man and woman, a nod to the London punk scene. Keith also directly references this scene in one comment; "there's a punk scene in London".
- In one of the two intros to Black Flag's 1984 track "My War", he opens it with "Black Flag, My War. I know these guys. You're not my friend!", a reference to his ongoing conflict with Black Flag after he left the band.
- It also seems the "You're not my friend!" line was, in fact, a splice taken from the intro dialogue to Frenzel Rhomb's deleted track "You Are Not My Friend". The waveforms of the audio track in question also suggest a splice was made.
- On one of the two DJ intros to Fear's 1985 song "The Mouth Don't Stop", Keith ends it by impersonating the starting vocal inflections of Fear's 1981 song "Let's Have a War". It is highly likely that was a splice taken from the introduction to "Let's Have a War", a song deleted from the final iteration of the station.
References[]
- ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1154A = BAD RELIGION 1154S = We're Only Gonna Die - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1045A = CIRCLE JERKS 1045S = Dude - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1151A = THE ALLEY CATS 1151S = Nothing Means Nothing Anymore - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1152A = THE DESCENDENTS 1152S = Ride The Wild - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1150A = THE GERMS 1150S = Manimal - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1153A = GUN CLUB 1153S = Sex Beat - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 This song is featured in the enhanced version, but was intended to be released in the original version.
- ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1092A = D.R.I 1092S = I Don't Need Society (Dealing With It) - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1147A = THE ZEROS 1147S = Don't Push Me Around - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1149A = REDD KROSS 1149S = Linda Blair - ↑ TrackID.gxt2:
1244A = X 1244S = Los Angeles - ↑ GTA Forums: http://gtaforums.com/topic/678397-the-gta-v-beta-hunt/?p=1070099238
See Also[]
- It's Unleashed FM - a hard rock and alternative rock radio in GTA.
- King 130.7 - a punk and hard rock radio in GTA 2.
- V-Rock - a hard rock and heavy metal radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Wave 103 - a new wave and post-punk radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- K-DST - a classic rock radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Radio X - an alternative rock and grunge radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Liberty Rock Radio - a classic rock radio in GTA IV and GTA Episodes From Liberty City.
- Liberty City Hardcore - a hardcore radio in GTA IV and extreme metal in GTA Episodes From Liberty City.
- Radio Broker - an alternative rock radio in GTA IV and GTA Episodes From Liberty City.
- Prairie Cartel - an alternative rock instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Tortoise - a post-rock instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Anvil - a heavy metal instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio - an alternative rock radio in GTA V.
- Los Santos Rock Radio - a classic rock radio in GTA V.
- Kult FM - a post-punk and mixed genre radio added into GTA Online in the Cayo Perico Heist update that also broadcasts on 99.1 FM.