Emotion 98.3

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Emotion 98.3 is the soft rock and power ballad station of Vice City. In GTA Vice City (2002) it is hosted by Fernando Martinez and plays songs such as Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and Roxy Music's "More Than This". In Vice City Stories (2006) the host is Lionel Makepeace.

What is Emotion 98.3?

Emotion 98.3 is the slow-dance station of Vice City: love songs, soft rock and big ballads. It is also the first music most players hear, since according to gta.wiki the opening songs of both Vice City and Vice City Stories come from it. It sits alongside the brighter pop of Flash FM.

Who hosts Emotion 98.3?

In Vice City the host is Fernando Martinez, a smooth-talking romantic voiced, according to the GTA Wiki, by Frank Chavez, who treats the station as a dating service as much as a music show. In Vice City Stories the microphone passes to Lionel Makepeace, whom the GTA Wiki credits to Steve Stratton, who plays a longer list of seventeen songs.

What songs are on Emotion 98.3?

A selection from both playlists, based on gta.wiki:

Which Emotion 98.3 songs were removed?

gta.wiki lists Kate Bush's "Wow" as missing from the mobile versions, the PS2 Classics editions, the Rockstar Games Launcher release and The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition.

How was the Vice City radio received?

Wikipedia notes that critics widely praised the radio of Vice City and felt the licensed 1980s music suited the setting. Epic Records sold the station music as a seven-album box set released alongside the game in October 2002, and the talk radio grew to roughly three times the amount in GTA III.

Where can I read about the other stations?

Our GTA radio stations hub covers every game in the series. For the rest of the 1980s line-up, see our articles on Flash FM, V-Rock, Wave 103, Fever 105.