History YMMV / GTARadio

** In 2006, a man in Northern Ireland started a service similar to Fernando's New Beginnings (a dating agency for cheating spouses) that even used ''the same slogan'' ("Taking the monotony out of monogamy"). When he went on The Ray D'Arcy show to advertise, GenreSavvy listeners lampshaded the whole thing.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is [[Radio/GTARadio Lazlow]] really TheLastDJ like he claims to be, or just a deluded, unlikable has-been/never-was who deserves to fail at his endeavors? [[spoiler: ''GTA V'''s story hints ''heavily'' toward the latter being the case, at least in the HD universe.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is [[Radio/GTARadio Lazlow]] really TheLastDJ like he claims to be, or just a deluded, unlikable has-been/never-was who deserves to fail at his endeavors? [[spoiler: ''GTA V'''s story hints ''heavily'' toward the latter, at least in the HD universe.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is [[Radio/GTARadio Lazlow]] really TheLastDJ like he claims to be, or just a deluded, unlikable has-been/never-was who deserves to fail at his endeavors? [[spoiler: ''GTA V'''s story hints ''heavily'' toward the latter.]]

* OlderThanTheyThink: You'll be very enlightened if you listen to contemporary hip-hop, then listen to the other radio stations in the games. In addition to [[NothingButHits the obvious hits]] from the different time periods, they included a ''lot'' of songs that have been sampled for famous rap cuts, probably because those are the easiest to license. Examples include the Isley Brothers' "Between The Sheets" (which was turned into TheNotoriousBIG's "Big Poppa") and "Footsteps in the Dark" (whose main guitar riff was used in IceCube's "It Was a Good Day", itself featured in ''San Andreas''), and David McCallum's "The Edge" (which was the basis for Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode").

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there, and also for playing in EVERY taxi, and not being allowed to change the station while being driven in one, unlike in ''IV''. Even worse, it's one of the only two stations[[note]]SoulWax FM being the other.[[/note]] that didn't get new songs for the 8th gen and PC versions.

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there, and also for playing in EVERY taxi, and not being allowed to change the station while being driven in one, unlike in ''IV''. Even worse, it's one of the stations that didn't get new songs for the 8th gen and PC versions.

* WTHCastingAgency: ''Karl Lagerfeld'' as the K109: The Studio DJ

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there, and also for playing in EVERY taxi, and not being allowed to change the station while being driven in one, unlike in ''IV''. Even worse, it's one of the stations that didn't get the next-gen treatment.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is [[GTARadio Lazlow]] really TheLastDJ like he claims to be, or just a deluded, unlikable has-been/never-was who deserves to fail at his endeavors? [[spoiler: ''GTA V'''s story hints ''heavily'' toward the latter.]]

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there, and also for playing in EVERY taxi, and not being allowed to change the station while being driven in one, unlike in ''IV''.

** Special mention goes to K-ROSE in ''San Andreas''. It's country, but somehow it works when you're driving through the woods.

** Radio Mirror Park is by far the most popular station in ''GTA V'', and for good reason.

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there, and also for playing in EVERY taxi, and not being allowed to change the station while being driven in one.

* TheScrappy: East Los FM in ''V'' is hated by a lot of people, mainly due to the "El Sonidito" song that plays on there.

* GeniusBonus: Morgan Merryweather often messes up references to classical culture. How many GTA fans are going to know MarcelProust is French, not Italian?

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The radio stations in ''GTA V'' have been criticized for having songs that aren't as great as the previous games stations (with notable exceptions such as Radio Mirror Park and Non-Stop Pop FM). The next gen versions fixed all that by allowing the DJs to pick any songs they wanted to add into their stations. Many agree that the quality of the stations have gone up significantly and already great stations are now even better.

-> '''Henry Santos:''' ''We could have become just like Alaska!''

* SongAssociation: Lampshaded in ''IV'' when the rap station DJ says you'd better like [[KanyeWest "Flashing Lights"]] because they are gonna play it again, and again, and again.[[note]]Which isn't a bad thing, being that the rest of the station's lineup comes from New York at a time when New York hip-hop was at its lowest point in years. Hi, Fat Joe![[/note]]

** Episodes From Liberty City's San Juan Sounds had Henry Santos mention that PuertoRico was previously close to becoming a US State, which becomes funnier after the 2012 referendum voted in favour of becoming one.

** In 2006, a man in Northern Ireland started a service similar to Fernando's New Beginnings (a dating agency or cheating spouses) that even used ''the same slogan'' ("Taking the monotony out of monogamy"). When he went on The Ray D'Arcy show to advertise, GenreSavvy listeners lampshaded the whole thing.