Durance FM

Durance FM is a French local station, the kind that fills the air around the Durance valley with an easygoing mix of chanson, French pop, and the occasional international staple. The playlist stays accessible: Clara Luciani, Julien Doré, a Gainsbourg classic now and then. Nothing here is trying to be a tastemaker. That's fine. Local radio in France does a job national networks can't, and this one handles it without much fuss: traffic, weather, dedications, a bit of chat between songs. The talk runs long in the morning, which will test your patience if you came purely for the music. Afternoons…