Chérie FM is a French

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

created in 1987 and belongs to the

NRJ Group The NRJ Group (NRJ is an acronym read as ''énergie'' in French, pronounced ) () is a French multimedia group based in Paris. Its founders are Jean-Paul Baudecroux and Max Guazzini. Since its foundation in 1981 as a French pop music radio ...

History

Chérie FM is created in 1987 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

Jean-Paul Baudecroux Jean Paul or ''variation'' may refer to: Places * Rue ''Jean-Paul-II'', several streets, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II * Place ''Jean Paul II'', several squares, see List of places named after Pope John Paul II People Given nam ...

on the then defunct frequency of Gilda la Radiopolitaine. Chérie FM then started broadcasting nationally in 1989 when the NRJ Group acquires the frequencies of Pacific FM. Most frequencies of the station were affiliated to Chérie FM (but the

ian frequency of Pacific FM was used to create Rire & Chansons). In 1992, the

decides to expand the Chérie FM network outside France, to launch Chérie FM Belgique in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

broadcasting only in

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Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...

and

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. Chérie FM stopped broadcasting in May 2008, after 16 years of activity. A variant of the radio station on TV is launched by the NRJ Group on 12 December 2012, and is named

Chérie 25 Chérie 25 () is a French TV channel, controlled by the NRJ Group. Chérie 25 is launched on TNT, satellite, and xDSL on 12 December 2012. The channel is named after the radio station Chérie FM, owned by the same group. History In 2011, Jean-Pau ...

. It broadcasts in France on

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and in

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. However, the programming is different from that of the radio station. Chérie 25 aims primarily to a female audience like Chérie FM, but the programming schedule includes magazines, documentaries as well as entertainment, TV series and movies.

Identity of Chérie FM

Slogans

Since the creation of Chérie FM, several slogans were used: * From 1990 till 1999: ''Écoutez, vous allez chanter !'' or ''Si vous l'écoutez, vous allez chanter !'' (Listen, you will sing!) * From 1999 till 2000: ''Jamais la musique ne vous aura fait autant de bien !'' (Music never made you feel so good!) * From 2000 till 2004: ''Toutes vos chansons préférées'' (All your favorite songs) * From 2004 till May 2007: ''Douceur, émotion, passion'' (Softness, Emotion, Passion) * From May 2007 till 2010: ''Les hits qui font battre mon cœur'' (The hits that make my heart beat) * From 2000 till November 2012: ''Vos plus belles émotions'' (The most beautiful emotions) * November 2012 till April 2019: ''Pop Love Music'' * Since April 2019: ''La Plus Belle Musique'' (The Most Beautiful Music)

Webradios

Chérie FM is, like its sister station

Nostalgie Nostalgie is a popular French radio station broadcasting on FM, mostly playing pre-2000s songs with 76% of them coming from the 1980s. Nostalgie is part of the NRJ Group. History Radio Nostalgie, now simply Nostalgie, was created on 16 Septembe ...

, offering 33 webradios specialized in various genre

* Chérie FM (main station) * Chérie 1980s in music, 80's * Chérie

90's The 90s ran from 90 AD to 99 AD. Significant people * Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor (AD 81–AD 96, 96) * Nerva, Roman Emperor (AD 96–AD 98, 98) References

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* Chérie At Work * Chérie

Acoustic Acoustic may refer to: Music Albums * ''Acoustic'' (Above & Beyond album), 2014 * ''Acoustic'' (Deine Lakaien album), 2007 * ''Acoustic'' (Everything but the Girl album), 1992 * ''Acoustic'' (John Lennon album), 2004 * ''Acoustic'' (Love Amo ...

* Chérie Adele * Chérie

Ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or '' ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

* Chérie

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

* Chérie Fitness * Chérie Frenchy * Chérie

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

y * Chérie

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

* Chérie Les Plus Belles Voix * Chérie Live * Chérie

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her campy style, she has been referred to ...

* Chérie

Love Song A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order. ...

s * Chérie No Repeat * Chérie Nouvelle Scène * Chérie Nouveautés * Chérie

Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

* Chérie

Pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

* Chérie Pop Ballads * Chérie R'n'B Chic * Chérie

Romantic Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that e ...

* Chérie Sweet Home * Chérie

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

* Chérie Running * Chérie Italie

Former or periodic

* Chérie 1200 Émotions * Chérie After Work (now: Sweet Home) * Chérie Baby * Chérie by A.Manoukian * Chérie Cinéma * Chérie Cook * Chérie FM Garden Party * Chérie Golds * Chérie Italia (periodic) * Chérie Noël (periodic) * Chérie

Piano Jazz ''Piano Jazz'' is a weekly one-hour radio show produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). It began on June 4, 1978, and was hosted by jazz pianist Marian McPartland (1918–2013) until 2011. It is the longest-running cultural pro ...

* Chérie Romantic * Chérie

Sade Sade may refer to: People * Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, writer, and libertine * Sade (singer) (born 1959, Helen Folasade Adu), British Nigerian musician and lead singer of the eponymous band * Sade Baderinwa (born 1969), WA ...

* Chérie Saint Valentin (periodic) * Chérie FM Sunshine * Chérie Tropique

External links

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NRJ Group : official website

References

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