Chérie FM Saint-Étienne

Chérie FM Saint-Étienne is the softer end of French radio, and it knows exactly what it's doing. The playlist runs on adult pop, French chanson, and the kind of ballads that sound better on a car stereo than on headphones. Think Julien Doré, Clara Luciani, Christophe Maé, then a Motown classic nobody expects. No shouting. No shock jocks. Just melody, which is rarer than it should be. Hear Chérie FM Saint-Étienne live after dark and the tempo drops: slow songs, dedications, the whole sentimental package. Cheesy? Occasionally. But there's craft in how the station sequences a day. Bright mid-morn…