NRJ Lyon

NRJ Lyon plays the songs you already know, and it's not apologising for that. The playlist is built for the school run and the drive home: Aya Nakamura, David Guetta, Dua Lipa, Justice when the mood turns electronic. French radio built its mainstream on exactly this sound, and NRJ sits at the centre of it. The presentation is fast, the jingles are loud, and the talk breaks stay short. That's the format. If you want deep cuts or crate-digging, look elsewhere. If you want the track that was playing in every shop on Rue de la République last Saturday, it's here. Where it wins is variety within th…