Nostalgie Valence

Nostalgie Valence is the Drôme's outpost of a very French idea: the past, played back without apology. The playlist runs the 60s through the 90s, heavy on French chanson and the international pop that shared the airwaves with it. Michel Berger, France Gall, Gainsbourg, then Fleetwood Mac or Dire Straits. You'll know almost every song within the first ten seconds. That's the deal. There's no crate-digging here. The station picks the hits, and nostalgia does the rest, which is either the appeal or the limitation depending on your mood. What it gets right is texture: a Michel Berger record from 1…