Nostalgie La Flèche

Nostalgie La Flèche trades in a very specific kind of French nostalgia. We're talking Aznavour, Dalida, Claude François, Jacques Brel, the variety hits that played in every kitchen and car ride from the '60s through the '80s. Sardou turns up too, and so do the Anglophone pop songs that shared the same airwaves. It's unapologetically backward-looking. That's the point. The station belongs to the wider Nostalgie network, so the sound is polished rather than scrappy: tight transitions, familiar hooks, a presenter who knows the era and doesn't talk over the intro. Mornings lean bright and singable…