Starsystem FM

French radio has a different relationship with music than American or British radio does. Format discipline is looser. The mix feels more generous. Starsystem FM operates at 96kbps, a compromise between reach and quality that's worked in France for years. The station plays contemporary French pop, older classics, and international tracks that fit the sensibility rather than the algorithm. French music from the '60s and '70s still dominates playlists in ways Beatles deep cuts never could in UK radio. There's a cultural commitment to song-craft that shapes everything. The DJs talk more than Amer…