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setRadioChannel

Client-side
Server-side
Shared

Pair: getRadioChannel

This function sets the heard radio channel, even while not in a vehicle.

Tip

This function sometimes doesn't work when setting the radio channel to another different from the current one due to unknown reasons. If you experience this issue, simply add setRadioChannel(0) at the beginning of the script, outside any function.

Syntax

bool setRadioChannel ( int ID )
Required Arguments
  • ID: The ID of the radio station you want to play.
    • 0: Radio Off
    • 1: Playback FM
    • 2: K-Rose
    • 3: K-DST
    • 4: Bounce FM
    • 5: SF-UR
    • 6: Radio Los Santos
    • 7: Radio X
    • 8: CSR 103.9
    • 9: K-Jah West
    • 10: Master Sounds 98.3
    • 11: WCTR
    • 12: User Track Player

Returns

  • bool: result

Returns true if channel was set successfully, false otherwise.

Code Examples

client

This example adds a command setradio which can be used to change the current radio station by ID.

addCommandHandler ( "setradio",
    function ( command, stationID )
        local result = setRadioChannel ( tonumber( stationID ) )
        if result then -- if we had a valid ID
            outputChatBox ( "Changed your radio station to " .. getRadioChannelName ( tonumber ( stationID ) ) .. "!" )
        else
            outputChatBox ( "Invalid radio station ID, valid ones are 0-12." )
        end
    end
)

Issues

ID Description
423 setRadioChannel doesn't work when outside a vehicle.

See Also

Audio Functions
Audio Elements
Reference