Chérie FM Nice

The French have a word for it: chanson. They've got several, but that's the one that matters on Chérie FM Nice, a station built on melody first and volume never. Soft pop, love songs, and the strand of French pop that runs from Michel Berger through to Clara Luciani. It's not adventurous programming. It doesn't pretend to be. What it does, it does well: polished French and international pop, sung clearly, arranged warmly, nothing that'll startle you on the drive home. Véronique Sanson and older Gainsbourg fit right in here, next to the softer end of Anglo-American pop. The playlist does loop m…