Grand Theft Auto III's vehicle radio mixes pop, classical opera, dub, dance music, hip-hop, jungle, 1980s soundtrack cuts, and Liberty City talk programming. DJs, callers, and fictional commercials make the dial part of the city's identity rather than background music alone.
Role
Radio Stations
Liberty City's dial spans hosted music, continuous DJ mixes, talk radio, and platform-specific custom audio. Genre and host details help distinguish stations that otherwise share the same in-vehicle controls.
Head Radio
- Host / DJ
- Michael Hunt
- Frequency
- 100.7 FM
- Genre
- Soft Rock / Pop
Listed tracks (7)
- Dil-Don't - "Stripe Summer"
- Whatever - "Good Thing"
- Craig Gray - "Fade Away"
- Conor and Jay - "Change"
- Frankie Fame - "See Through You"
- Scatwerk - "Electronic Go Go"
- Dezma - "Life Is But A Mere Supply"
Double Clef FM
- Host / DJ
- Morgan Merryweather
- Frequency
- 105.7 FM
- Genre
- Classical
Listed tracks (6)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Non piu andrai farfallone amoroso"
- Gaetano Donizetti - "Chi mi frena in tal momento"
- Guiseppe Verdi - "Libiamo ne'lieti calici"
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Finch'han del vino"
- Giacomo Puccini - "O mio babbino caro" (PS2 only)
- Guiseppe Verdi - "La donna è mobile"
K-JAH
- Host / DJ
- Horace Walsh
- Frequency
- 103.7 FM
- Genre
- Dub / Reggae
Listed tracks (5)
- Scientist - "Dance of the Vampires"
- Scientist - "Your Teeth In My Neck"
- Scientist - "The Corpse Rises"
- Scientist - "The Mummy's Shroud"
- Scientist - "Plague of Zombies"
Rise FM
- Host / DJ
- Andre the Accelerator
- Frequency
- 102.7 FM
- Genre
- House / Trance
Listed tracks (6)
- Chris Walsh + Dave Beran + Revolt + Terry Donovan - "Shake (Revolt Clogrock Remix)"
- Shiver + Terry Donovan - "Deep Time"
- R.R.D.S. + Terry Donovan - "Innerbattle"
- Slyder + Terry Donovan - "Score (Original Mix)"
- Slyder + Terry Donovan - "Neo (The One)"
- Chris Walsh + Dave Beran + Revolt + Terry Donovan - "Shake (Revolt Clogrock Remix)"
Lips 106
- Host / DJ
- Andee
- Frequency
- 106.0 FM
- Genre
- Pop
Listed tracks (6)
- Fatamarse - "Bump To The Music"
- April's In Paris - "Feels Like I Just Can't Take No More"
- Lucy - "Forever"
- Boyz 2 Girlz - "Pray It Goes Ok?"
- Da Shootaz - "Grand Theft Auto"
- Funky Bjs - "Rubber Tip"
Game Radio
- Host / DJ
- DJ Stretch Armstrong & Lord Sear
- Frequency
- FM 96
- Genre
- Hip-Hop
Listed tracks (10)
- Reef - "Scary Movies (Instrumental)"
- Royce Da 5'9" - "We're Live (Danger)"
- Nature - "Nature Freestyle"
- JoJo Pellegrino - "JoJo Pellegrino Freestyle"
- Royce Da 5'9" + Pretty Ugly - "Spit Game"
- Royce Da 5'9" - "I'm the King"
- Rush - "Instrumental Bed 1"
- Black Rob - "By a Stranger"
- Agallah + Sean Price - "Rising to the Top"
- Rush - "Instrumental Bed 2"
MSX FM
- Host / DJ
- MC Codebreaker & DJ Timecode
- Frequency
- 101.1 FM
- Genre
- Drum and Bass
Listed tracks (11)
- Calyx + Timecode - "Quagmire"
- Rascal & Klone + Timecode - "Get Wild"
- Ryme Tyme + Timecode - "Judgement Day"
- Hex + Timecode - "Force"
- Omni Trio + Timecode - "First Contact"
- Aquasky + Timecode - "Spectre"
- Rascal & Klone + Timecode - "Winner Takes All"
- Ryme Tyme + Timecode - "T Minus"
- nCode + Timecode - "Spasm"
- D. Kay + Timecode - "Monolith"
- Dom + Ryme Tyme + Timecode - "Iceberg"
Flashback 95.6
- Host / DJ
- Toni
- Frequency
- 95.6 FM
- Genre
- 1980s Pop / Synth
Listed tracks (5)
- Giorgio Moroder + Debbie Harry - "Rush Rush"
- Giorgio Moroder + Elizabeth Daily - "Shake It Up"
- Giorgio Moroder + Paul Engemann - "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)"
- Giorgio Moroder + Amy Holland - "She's On Fire"
- Giorgio Moroder + Elizabeth Daily - "I'm Hot Tonight"
Chatterbox FM
- Host / DJ
- Lazlow Jones
- Frequency
- FM 106
- Genre
- Talk Radio
MP3 Player/CD Changer
- Genre
- Custom / Player
Choosing a station by sound
Head Radio and Lips 106 cover the broadest pop-oriented ground. Head Radio leans into pop, alternative rock, and adult contemporary music with Michael Hunt, while Andee's Lips 106 mixes Top 40 pop with alternative rock, hip-hop, and funk. Double Clef FM moves in the opposite direction, pairing Morgan Merryweather with operatic classical music.
The more focused music stations each have a distinct lane:
- K-JAH plays dub and reggae hosted by Horace "The Pacifist" Walsh. Its music comes from Scientist's Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires.
- Rise FM features trance and house hosted by Andre the Accelerator, with the music mixed by Terry Donovan.
- Game Radio centers underground East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap with Stretch Armstrong and Lord Sear. Stretch Armstrong also mixed the music.
- MSX FM uses a continuous drum and bass and jungle mix by DJ Timecode, with MC Codebreaker on the microphone.
- Flashback 95.6 is hosted by Toni and uses Giorgio Moroder's music from the Scarface soundtrack, giving the station its 1980s pop and post-disco character.
Chatterbox FM replaces music with Lazlow Jones taking calls from Liberty City residents. The callers' opinions, complaints, and increasingly strange personal problems turn the station into a comedy program and a snapshot of the city outside Claude's missions.
DJs, sequencing, and version details
Music, DJ links, and commercials are arranged as programmed station audio rather than a modern on-demand player. Tracks follow a fixed order, and changing stations switches both the music style and the surrounding program context.
Platform differences matter. Double Clef FM's performance of O mio babbino caro appears only in the PlayStation 2 release. Custom music is also platform-specific: the PC version calls the feature MP3 Player, while the Xbox version calls it CD Changer. It should not be treated as a standard built-in music station on every release.
Using custom music on PC and Xbox
The PC MP3 Player reads .mp3 and .wav files placed in the game's mp3 folder. It plays file names alphabetically and does not provide a skip control, so naming the files carefully is the practical way to arrange playback.
On Xbox, CD Changer uses music copied from a CD to the console's hard drive. Both versions let personal music appear alongside the in-vehicle radio choices, but their setup methods are different and neither changes the programming of the built-in stations.
FAQ
Which GTA III station plays hip-hop?
Game Radio is the main hip-hop choice, featuring underground East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap hosted by Stretch Armstrong and Lord Sear. Lips 106 also includes hip-hop within its broader Top 40 mix.
Which GTA III stations play electronic dance music?
Rise FM focuses on trance and house, while MSX FM plays drum and bass and jungle. Rise is hosted by Andre the Accelerator; MSX uses a DJ Timecode mix with MC Codebreaker.
Does Chatterbox FM play music?
No. Chatterbox FM is a call-in talk station hosted by Lazlow Jones. Its programming is built around conversations with Liberty City residents rather than songs.
Why does Flashback 95.6 sound like Scarface?
Its music comes from the soundtrack of the 1983 film Scarface. The songs were composed and produced by Giorgio Moroder, which gives the station its consistent 1980s pop and post-disco sound.
Can you use custom music in GTA III?
Yes, on the PC and Xbox ports. PC uses MP3 Player with .mp3 or .wav files in the game's mp3 folder. Xbox uses CD Changer with music copied from a CD to the console's hard drive.
Are GTA III radio tracks played randomly?
No. The songs follow a fixed station order, with DJ segments and commercials forming part of the programmed broadcast. Custom PC music is also ordered alphabetically by file name.