GTA 6 Radio Stations Explained: All Six Confirmed Stations, Hosts and How In-Game Radio Works

Rockstar has started filling in one of the last big blanks about GTA 6: what you'll actually be listening to in Leonida. On October 8, the Music page of the official site went live with previews of the first six confirmed radio stations, each paired with an in-world DJ duo and a genre. Radio has been a defining part of the Grand Theft Auto experience since the original Vice City, doubling as both a soundtrack and a running commentary on the game's world through talk segments and in-character ads, so a reveal like this tells you almost as much about Leonida's personality as a trailer does. Here's exactly what's been confirmed, station by station, plus how radio and the series' first-ever podcasts work when you're not behind the wheel.

This is everything Rockstar has stated directly on the official GTA VI Music page as of this writing — no leaked tracklists, no unconfirmed casting rumors, just what the developer has put its name on.

1. The Six Confirmed Radio Stations

Rockstar's reveal names six stations, each with its own pair of on-air hosts and a distinct genre lane:

• Cocoteo FM — modern Latin, hosted by El Martillo and La Gata
• Back Country — renegade country, hosted by MW and Delta Dawne
• Afro Bank FM — Amapiano, African classics and 3-step, hosted by Burna and Palmsy
• The Chamber 106.6 — crushing metal, hosted by DJ Kerry and DJ Tom
• Flash FM — pop, returning from Vice City's past, hosted by Robyn and Alex
• Dirty South Classics — regional rap and hip-hop, hosted by Trick and Trina

Rockstar has not said this is the complete in-game lineup — past GTA titles shipped with a dozen or more stations — so expect more names before November 19. These six are simply the ones the developer has chosen to confirm first.

Flash FM Makes Its Return

Longtime fans will recognize the name: Flash FM was a Vice City pop staple in the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Its return under hosts Robyn and Alex positions it as the closest thing to a legacy station in the confirmed six, and Rockstar is leaning on the nostalgia explicitly in how it's described on the Music page.

2. Cocoteo FM: Modern Latin

Cocoteo FM leans into modern Latin music, carrying the tagline "El party que nunca se apaga" on its official branding. Hosts El Martillo and La Gata front the station, which fits Leonida's Vice City setting as one of the genre lanes most tied to the state's real-world cultural identity.

3. Back Country: Renegade Country

Back Country covers country music, hosted by MW and Delta Dawne. It's one of two stations (alongside Afro Bank FM) that didn't exist under a directly comparable name in GTA V, suggesting Rockstar is reworking its genre spread rather than simply reusing the last game's station list wholesale.

4. Afro Bank FM: Amapiano and African Classics

Afro Bank FM is described on the official page as covering Amapiano, African classics and 3-step, hosted by Burna and Palmsy. It's the most genre-diverse station of the six as Rockstar describes it, spanning multiple African music styles rather than a single lane.

5. The Chamber 106.6: Crushing Metal

The Chamber 106.6 is the metal station, hosted by DJ Kerry and DJ Tom. The host names and the station's skull-and-spikes branding point toward a metal pedigree Rockstar is clearly playing up for genre fans who remember how deep past GTA soundtracks went for thrash and extreme metal cuts.

6. Dirty South Classics: Regional Rap and Hip-Hop

Dirty South Classics is built around regional rap and hip-hop, with Trick and Trina — two names closely associated with the real Southern hip-hop scene — hosting. It rounds out the confirmed six as the station most explicitly tied to a specific American regional sound.

7. How This Compares to Past GTA Radio Lineups

Every mainline Grand Theft Auto game since Vice City has shipped with a double-digit station count, mixing licensed music stations with talk-radio shows like GTA V's WCTR or Vice City's VCPR. Rockstar confirming only six stations in this first wave — with a mix of genres that includes two (Back Country and Afro Bank FM) without a clear one-to-one predecessor — suggests the final in-game lineup will grow substantially by launch, much as GTA V's reveal cycle built up its station list gradually rather than all at once. Flash FM's return is the clearest continuity signal so far: it confirms Rockstar is willing to bring back legacy branding rather than starting from a completely blank slate, which raises the odds of other familiar station names resurfacing before November 19.

8. Podcasts and On-Foot Listening: What's New

Two mechanical changes separate GTA 6's audio from every prior entry in the series:

• Podcasts are new to the series. Rockstar's announcement confirms GTA 6 will include on-demand podcast content for the first time, sitting alongside the traditional music stations rather than replacing them.
• You can listen on foot, not just in vehicles. Past games tied radio almost entirely to being in a car. GTA 6 extends that to walking around Leonida, which the official materials tie to in-world headphones and earbuds as a listening device.

Rockstar hasn't detailed exactly how many podcast shows will be available at launch or named specific hosts for them yet, so treat the feature itself as confirmed and the specifics as still to come.

9. The Official Score, by Justice

Separate from the licensed radio stations, Rockstar confirmed French electronic duo Justice as composers of GTA 6's original score. Alongside the score, Justice released a standalone single, "Flower in a Hurricane," featuring Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. That's distinct from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the separately announced 34-track licensed soundtrack releasing alongside the game on November 19 — Rockstar is treating the score and the radio/album music as three separate pieces of the game's audio identity.

Quick Tips Recap

• Six stations are confirmed so far: Cocoteo FM, Back Country, Afro Bank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics — more are likely before launch.
• Flash FM is a returning Vice City name; the other five appear to be new to the series.
• Podcasts are a first for the GTA series and sit alongside the music stations, not in place of them.
• For the first time, radio and podcasts can be heard on foot through in-world headphones, not just in a vehicle.
• The original score comes from Justice, separate from the 34-track GTA VI: The Album and the in-game radio stations.

Official Resources

• GTA VI Music page — official station previews and track credits
• Grand Theft Auto VI official site
• Rockstar Games Newswire

For everything else confirmed about launch day, see our GTA 6 release day and pre-load guide for November 19. If you're deciding where to play, check our breakdown of which platforms GTA 6 is confirmed for. Curious about the licensed soundtrack specifically? We've covered the full GTA VI: The Album tracklist and vinyl release details separately, and you can see every gameplay mechanic shown in the Extended Look trailer for more on what else has been confirmed so far.