Head Radio is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In all renditions, it is a mainstream radio that plays pop, rock, and techno.
Description[]
The station's DJs include Eddie Symons in the first Grand Theft Auto), Phanny Joe Styles and Johnny Riccaro (Grand Theft Auto 2), and Michael Hunt (Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories). Head Radio began broadcasting in 1941 and by 2001 is one of many radio stations owned by Love Media.
In its first rendition it is meant to represent a charts radio.[3] Through its different renditions it would remain as a mainstream radio that airs pop and, to a lesser extent, rock. In Grand Theft Auto 2, Head Radio is unique among the radio stations for featuring two DJs who play alternating genres – Phanny Joe Styles plays dance and pop music while Johnny Riccaro plays rock and jazzstep. In the 3D Universe, Head Radio is one of three pop stations operating in Liberty City (alongside Lips 106 and Flashback FM), and is distinguished by its contemporary pop-rock sound.
In the 2D Universe, the Head Radio Headquarters are located in Bayano, Industrial District, Anywhere City, as seen in Grand Theft Auto 2. A radio headquarters is also mentioned to be located somewhere around the borough of Kings in Liberty City in the original Grand Theft Auto.
In the 3D Universe, the Head Radio Headquarters is located in Harwood, Portland, Liberty City, as seen in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. According to the official GTA III website, the station also transmits from the KBDDF Radio building in Newport, Staunton Island.
In the HD Universe, Head Radio sponsorship stickers are also present on the Sultan Classic when applying the "Fukaru Racing" livery in Grand Theft Auto Online.
Tracklist[]
Grand Theft Auto[]
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Grand Theft Auto 2[]
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Songs with Phanny Joe Styles:
Songs with Johnny Riccaro:
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
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Deleted Songs[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Individual tracks[]
- "Stripe Summer" by Dil-Don't (Craig Conner) will play during Give Me Liberty.
Gallery[]
2D Universe[]
3D Universe[]
HD Universe[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- Head Radio is one of three radio stations in the Grand Theft Auto series to cross universes, the others being Radio Los Santos and West Coast Talk Radio.
- Head Radio is one of the two radio stations in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (the other being Lips 106) to have its music available on iTunes.
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
- Bula Matari's "Taxi Drivers" was censored in the PlayStation version of the game. Swear words were interrupted by the sounds of horns.
- During the last speech of Phanny Joe Styles, it plays Slumpussy's Gangster Friday, the scores screen theme and credits theme from GTA.
- In Rockstar Radio it plays Ohjaamo's "Complications" (a song from the GTA rendition of Head Radio) during Jill Tasker's weather report.
- In the GTA 2 Radio promo on the GTA 2 website, it starts out with Johnny Riccaro in the Head Radio segment, which also includes Reed - "L.E.D." from Futuro-FM. In the final game, the Johnny Riccaro segment got moved to the second half, while Phanny Joe Styles from KREZ radio from the same promo was put as the first segment.
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- A pedestrian going by the name of "Brad" wearing a blue cap and chequered shirt can be heard singing songs from this station and Flashback FM to himself, as well as paramedics.
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
- The soundtrack includes instrumental versions of Apostles of Funk's "Yellow Butter" and The One's "Southpark" (songs from the Grand Theft Auto 2 rendition of Head Radio).
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- The logo says "Give Head Radio A Listen This Weekend". "Giving Head" is a slang term for oral sex. The additional slogan, “It’ll blow you away”, is also a reference to the same practice.
- Purser's singles can be seen advertised on billboards throughout Liberty City. Purser's is advertised as "Feel the Pain".
- Before the song "Feel the Pain" by Purser plays, Michael makes a reference to the song We Built This City by Starship. This song would later be featured on the soundtrack for Los Santos Rock Radio in the Enhanced and Expanded & Enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- "The One for Me", "Feel the Pain" and "Drive" are available as ringtones.
- It is possible to see the album for "Feel the Pain" by Purser in various bars and safehouses, alongside other 3D Universe singles.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The logo of Head Radio from GTA Liberty City Stories can be seen on the Sultan Classic when applying the "Fukaru Racing" livery.
- It is possible to see the album cover of "Feel the Pain" by Purser in Arcades at the Juke-box, alongside other 3D Universe singles.
See Also[]
- Lips 106 – a Top 40 pop radio station in Grand Theft Auto III and Liberty City Stories.
- Flashback FM – a 1980s pop radio station in GTA III and 1970s pop in GTA Liberty City Stories.
- Flash FM – a contemporary pop radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- Emotion 98.3 – a soft pop radio station in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Wave 103 – an contemporary new wave and synthpop radio station in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- CSR 103.9 – a new jack swing and pop radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Vice City FM – a 1980s pop radio station in Episodes from Liberty City.
- Non-Stop-Pop FM – a contemporary pop radio station in Grand Theft Auto V.
References[]
- ↑
- ↑ Michael Hunt stated that the station played "the rock of Liberty City for 60 years" in Grand Theft Auto III.
- ↑ This is something that is even stated in the credits of the songs, where it says "Head Radio (CHART)".
- ↑ GTA III German PS2 Trailer
External Links[]
- 'Grand Theft Auto III: Music from Head Radio' on iTunes
- 'Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - Music from Head Radio' on iTunes
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Radio Stations in the 3D Universe | |
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Head Radio • Double Clef FM • K-JAH • Rise FM • Lips 106 • Game FM • MSX FM • Flashback 95.6 • Chatterbox FM • MP3 Player | |
Vice City | Wildstyle • Flash FM • K-Chat • Fever 105 • V-Rock • VCPR • Radio Espantoso • Emotion 98.3 • Wave 103 • MP3 Player |
San Andreas | Playback FM • K-Rose • K-DST • Bounce FM • SF-UR • Radio Los Santos • Radio X • CSR 103.9 • K-JAH West • Master Sounds 98.3 • WCTR • User Track Player |
Advance | Radio Stations |
Liberty City Stories | Head Radio • Double Clef FM • K-JAH • Rise FM • Lips 106 • Radio Del Mundo • MSX 98 • Flashback FM • The Liberty Jam • LCFR |
Vice City Stories | Flash FM • V-Rock • Paradise FM • VCPR • VCFL • The Wave 103 • Fresh 105 FM • Radio Espantoso • Emotion 98.3 |