NRJ Orange

NRJ Orange is a local branch of France's biggest hit music network, and it wears that mandate proudly. The playlist is pure mainstream: Aya Nakamura, Dadju, DJ Snake, plus whatever's topping the French charts this week. Nothing challenging. That's the deal. French radio doesn't come much bigger than NRJ, and this is what that machine sounds like up close. What makes a local relay worth tuning into is the regional layer you don't get on the national feed: local ads, a nod to whatever's happening around Orange, a real sense of place. It's a hit station doing hit station things, and for a drive t…