The First Six Stations
Six radio stations have been officially named for GTA 6: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics. Rockstar revealed them on its Newswire and music page on 8 October 2026.
Read the wording carefully: Rockstar presented these as six of the stations in the game, a first look at the dial rather than the whole of it. It calls the full range its biggest and widest selection of in-game radio and podcasts yet.
The same announcement confirmed a series first: on-demand podcasts, playable in vehicles and on foot. Radio on foot is new for GTA too, so Leonida’s stations will follow you out of the car.
Key Takeaways
- Six stations are named so far: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics.
- Rockstar revealed them on 8 October 2026 and describes them as part of the lineup, not the complete dial.
- Each station has named on-air hosts. Outlets report the real performers behind those host names.
- GTA 6 adds on-demand podcasts, a series first, and lets you listen on foot as well as in vehicles.
- Rockstar has published no track list for any station. Songs heard in the official previews were identified by the press.
1. Six Named, More to Come
Rockstar’s music page frames the six as a first look, and its own description of the full range runs from classic rock to talk radio. Neither a classic rock station nor a talk station appears among the six named, which tells you the dial is unfinished.
Each named station has a preview clip of around two minutes on Rockstar’s music page, with the hosts in character. Those previews are the only official audio Rockstar has released from the stations themselves.
No total station count has been given. GTA 5 launched with more than a dozen stations, but quoting that as a GTA 6 expectation would be a guess, so this article sticks to what Rockstar has named.
Our wider guide to GTA 6’s music covers how radio, podcasts, the album and the score fit together.
2. Cocoteo FM and Back Country Radio
Cocoteo FM is Leonida’s home for modern Latin music: bachata, merengue, dembow and reggaeton. Rockstar credits its hosts as El Martillo and La Gata, and outlets including Game Informer report the performers behind them are Bad Bunny and RaiNao.
Back Country Radio plays renegade country to the Grassrivers and Port Gellhorn. Its hosts are MW and Delta Dawne, with a roving reporter, Mud Dog Mike, checking in from an airboat. Outlets report the voices are Morgan Wallen and Lana Del Rey, with Jeremy Dufrene as Mud Dog Mike.
The pairing is very Leonida: a Latin party station for the city and a country station for the swamps, each presented by major recording artists playing characters rather than themselves.
3. AfroBank FM and The Chamber 106.6
AfroBank FM covers African music from 20th-century classics to amapiano and 3-step. Rockstar credits its hosts as Burna and Palmsy, reported by outlets to be Burna Boy and Palms Trax.
The Chamber 106.6 is the metal station, built on classic metal from the 1980s onward. Its hosts are DJ Kerry and DJ Tom, reported to be Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer, which would put two of metal’s defining guitarists and vocalists behind a fictional station’s desk.
These two stations show the range Rockstar is claiming. African music has rarely anchored a GTA station, and a dedicated metal station hosted by genre royalty is a statement of intent.
4. Flash FM and Dirty South Classics
Flash FM plays pop, and Rockstar calls it “the Vice City institution”. The name returns from 2002’s GTA: Vice City, making it the one announced station with a direct link to the older game’s dial. Its hosts are credited as Robyn and Alex, reported to be the singer Robyn and Alex Consani.
Dirty South Classics plays regional rap and hip-hop classics, hosted by Trick and Trina, reported to be Trick Daddy and Trina. A Southern rap station is the natural sound of a Florida-set game, and its hosts are Miami rap royalty in character.
Between a returning pop institution and a hometown hip-hop station, these two anchor the dial in Vice City itself, while the other four reach out across Leonida’s regions and cultures.
5. Podcasts and Listening on Foot
The October announcement added something GTA has never had: podcasts, on demand. Rockstar confirmed they can be played in vehicles and on foot, rather than being locked to whichever car you happen to steal.
Listening on foot matters for radio as well. Past GTA games cut the music when you left the car, which made stations a driving-only feature. In Leonida, the soundtrack follows the character.
Rockstar has not detailed the podcast topics, hosts or episode counts. Expect comedy and talk formats in the series’ tradition, but treat every specific claim about them as unconfirmed until Rockstar publishes more.
The stations sit alongside a separate soundtrack album and an original score, and our guide to GTA 6: The Album explains what that album is, while the story of who composed GTA 6’s original score covers the music written for the game itself.
6. Star Hosts Are a GTA Tradition, Taken Further
Casting musicians as DJs is not new for this series. GTA has put real artists behind fictional microphones for decades, and GTA 5’s stations were fronted by working DJs and musicians playing versions of themselves.
GTA 6 takes the habit further in two ways. The reported cast is bigger in star terms, running from Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey to two members of Slayer, and the hosts are written as Leonida characters with names, patches of the state to call home, and running jokes of their own.
That character layer is why Rockstar credits the fictional names first. Whether the reported performers are confirmed one day or not, the stations are designed to belong to Leonida, not to a celebrity playlist bolted onto it.
7. How to Hear the Stations Before Launch
The previews live on Rockstar’s official music page, the same page that carries the game’s album and score material. Each named station has a clip of roughly two minutes, cut like a real broadcast segment.
Listen for the hosts rather than just the songs. The clips are produced in character, with the presenters introducing music and talking over it the way GTA’s DJs always have, so they show the tone of each station, not only its playlist.
What the previews cannot tell you is scale. Two minutes per station says nothing about how many songs each station holds, how much DJ dialogue was recorded, or how the unannounced stations will sound. Those answers arrive with the game on 19 November 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many radio stations are in GTA 6?
Six have been officially named so far. Rockstar presents them as part of the lineup, not the full dial, and has not announced a total count.
What are the confirmed GTA 6 radio stations?
Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics. Rockstar named all six on 8 October 2026.
Who hosts Cocoteo FM?
Rockstar credits the hosts as El Martillo and La Gata. Outlets including Game Informer report the performers behind the characters are Bad Bunny and RaiNao.
Is Flash FM the same station as in the old Vice City?
The name and pop format return from 2002’s GTA: Vice City, and Rockstar calls it a Vice City institution. It is a new station for a new era, with new hosts, not the old broadcast reused.
Does GTA 6 really have podcasts?
Yes. Rockstar announced on-demand podcasts as a series first, playable in vehicles and on foot. It has not yet detailed their topics or presenters.
Can you listen to the radio on foot in GTA 6?
Yes. Rockstar confirmed listening on foot as well as in vehicles, which is new for the series. Past GTA games only played radio inside cars.
Is there a talk radio station in GTA 6?
Not among the six named. Rockstar describes the full range as running to talk radio, which suggests one is coming, but no talk station has been announced by name.
Is there a classic rock station?
Rockstar’s description of the full range mentions classic rock, but no classic rock station appears among the six named so far. The Chamber 106.6 covers metal instead.
Where can I hear the GTA 6 radio stations now?
Rockstar’s official music page carries a preview clip of about two minutes for each named station, with the hosts in character. The full stations are only in the game from 19 November 2026.
Has Rockstar published the stations’ track lists?
No. Rockstar has released no track list for any station. Songs heard in the preview clips were identified by journalists and fans listening to them.
Wrapping Up
The confirmed dial stands at six stations: Latin, country, African, metal, pop and Southern hip-hop, each with celebrity hosts reported behind the character names, plus podcasts and on-foot listening for the first time.
Rockstar is explicit that this is a first look, not the full range. Expect more stations, including the classic rock and talk formats its own description promises, to be named before or at launch.
