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| - Various radio stations can be received on radios in most vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. They act as the game's soundtrack and many of its songs appear on cutscenes. Additionally, some songs are programmed to be played on certain parts of a mission; for example, Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' starts to play when the player enters its first vehicle. Radio stations are also available in the Audio menu, while the game is paused. These radio stations have been released in a box set, and a greatest hits compilation album featuring songs from each radio station. Most radio stations play a mixture of music, DJ chat, and spoof advertising. The stations each reflect one style of music intended to evoke the atmosphere of the time. As well as contemporary 1980s music, the soundtrack features music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Several of the stations also reappear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, which is a direct prequel to the game. The player can listen to the following radio stations:
* Wildstyle
* Flash FM
* K-Chat
* Fever 105
* V-Rock
* Vice City Public Radio
* Radio Espantoso
* Emotion 98.3
* Wave 103 In addition to the in-game radio stations, PC and Xbox players can add their own music to the game. These will be played on the "MP3 Player" on the PC version and the "Tape Deck" on the Xbox version. On 6 December 2012, GTA Vice City was released on iOS and Android to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. However, over the years, song licenses expired, and therefore some songs were removed from these versions of the game. The same songs are missing from the game re-releases as PS2 Classic on PS3 and PS4.
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