GTA 6's First Six Radio Stations Revealed, With Podcasts and On-Foot Listening for the First Time

Rockstar Games has revealed the first six radio stations in Grand Theft Auto VI on a new official music page, with previews you can play right now. The announcement on the Rockstar Newswire on 8 October 2026 also confirms two series firsts: on-demand podcasts, and radio you can hear on foot through headphones or earbuds connected to Jason and Lucia's phones.

This article is built on Rockstar's music page and Newswire post, read on 9 October 2026, plus the station rundowns published by IGN, VGC, Eurogamer and The Verge. Rockstar's page names the hosts only by their in-game names; the real singers and DJs behind them come from those reports (Eurogamer credits Rolling Stone) and are labelled as reported below.

Which radio stations are confirmed in GTA 6?

Rockstar says the game's radio spans everything "from Classic Rock to Talk Radio" and calls it the series' "biggest and widest-ranging selection of in-game radio and podcasts yet". It has not given a total. Six stations are public so far, each with a short audio preview on the music page.

Flash FM is the only station Rockstar frames as an established name, calling it "the Vice City institution". Back Country Radio is the most specific about place: its description sends the signal to the Grassrivers and Port Gellhorn, two areas of Leonida, with a roving reporter broadcasting from an airboat.

What's new: podcasts and listening on foot

Earlier GTA games already had talk radio, but as VGC points out, those stations ran continuously like the music ones: you tuned in to whatever was on. GTA VI adds podcasts that Rockstar describes as on demand, which VGC reads as choosing episodes and playing them when you want. Rockstar has not shown how the podcast menu works or named any shows yet.

The more practical change is where you can listen. Rockstar says both radio and podcasts are available in vehicles and on foot, through newly introduced headphones and earbuds connected to the characters' smartphones. IGN notes that until now the series' radio was confined to vehicles and a few interiors, so anything done on foot happened without the station you picked.

How does the radio relate to GTA VI: The Album?

The radio is separate from the official soundtrack. Rockstar's music page lists Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album as 34 original tracks, out on 19 November, the same day as the game, with vinyl and CD editions up for pre-order. Six singles are playable now:

• That's It – Yung Lean feat. Future and Metro Boomin
• RHYNO – Travis Scott
• Sexy Magic – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again.. and Etienne de Crécy
• Last Thing You Need – Morgan Wallen
• Macacoa 2000 – Rauw Alejandro
• Bright Lights, Big City – Keith Richards

Morgan Wallen therefore shows up twice: as an album artist on Rockstar's page and, according to IGN and Eurogamer, as the voice of MW on Back Country Radio. Rockstar does not say whether the album's original songs will also play on the in-game stations.

What we don't know yet

• The total number of stations. Rockstar promises the biggest selection in the series but gives no figure; The Verge describes it as at least six.
• Full tracklists. Each preview names only a handful of songs, and IGN notes it is unclear whether Rockstar will publish complete lists before launch.
• The podcasts themselves: names, hosts, length and how you pick episodes.
• Whether talk radio and the classic rock station mentioned by Rockstar will be among the next reveals.

What to do now

If you want a feel for the game before 19 November, Rockstar's music page is the place to start: each station has a playable clip, and the six album singles play in full. GTA VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only, and it won't stream to PC through Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch, according to Xbox's strategy chief.

For the state these stations broadcast to, see our breakdown of GTA 6's map, weather and wildlife, and our GTA 6 age ratings explainer for what the ESRB and PEGI have already disclosed. Everything else we track on the game is on the Grand Theft Auto VI hub.