{"id":22338,"date":"2025-10-30T10:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/22338\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:02:31","slug":"nycs-roadblock-caribbean-radio-expands-to-connecticut-caribbean-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/22338\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s Roadblock Caribbean Radio expands to Connecticut \u2013 Caribbean Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kacy Rankine at the Audacy Studio.\n<\/p>\n

Photo by Sophia White<\/p>\n

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Roadblock Radio, one of the leading voices in Caribbean broadcasting in New York and New Jersey, has expanded to WZMX 93.7 FM-HD3 in Hartford, Connecticut. This will bring its dynamic mix of reggae, dancehall, Soca, and Kompa to new listeners across the state.<\/p>\n

Kacy \u201cG City\u201d Rankine, the Jamaican-born founder and CEO of Roadblock Radio, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Oct. 27, that the expansion marks \u201ca major step forward for Caribbean Radio in the tri-state area. <\/p>\n

\u201cCaribbean Radio is actually bigger now than it has ever been,\u201d he said. \u201cWe now have two 24-hour Caribbean stations in the tri-state. That has never happened here before.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"KacyKacy \u201cG City\u201d Rankine, Jamaican-born founder and CEO of Roadblock Radio.Photo by Sophia White<\/p>\n

Rankine said the new FM signal in Hartford extended the station\u2019s existing platforms on WCBS 101.1 FM HD3 in New York, New Jersey, and WMXJ 102.7FM HD3 in South Florida. <\/p>\n

\u201cRadio is evolving,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just reggae radio or Soca radio anymore; It\u2019s one Caribbean, one music. And that\u2019s what Roadblock is all about \u2013 blazing n Caribbean vibes 24-7.\u201d <\/p>\n

Rankine said listeners tuning in to 93.7 FM-HD3 in Connecticut can expect Roadblock\u2019s trademark mix of reggae, dancehall, Soca, Afrobeats, and Kompa. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be complemented with discussions about politics and current affairs, entertainment news, and cultural features that connect listeners from Hartford to Brooklyn to South Florida,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Rankine said Roadblock\u2019s expansion coincides with the launch of \u201cThe Morning Grind,\u201d a new weekday morning show hosted by broadcasters Sandy Daley, Ian \u201cDa Goose,\u201d and David Shepherd, set to debut on Nov. 3. <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The Morning Grind\u2019 combines the Tri-state\u2019s top talents,\u201d he said. We will bring news, views, and great music. The region needs that kind of energy.\u201d <\/p>\n

With an estimated 250 K verified monthly listeners\u2014combined on the FM dial and digital platforms iHeart radio, TuneIn radio, Audacy, Alexa, and roadblockradio.com\u2014which keeps growing with quality programming, Ranking is urging Diaspora and mainstream business owners and listeners \u201cwho have been watching the growth of Roadblock Radio from the sidelines to join the foray. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur listenership is growing each month,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re here to connect all Caribbean folks across the US. It\u2019s just one road, one block. Roadblock is here to stay.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kacy Rankine at the Audacy Studio. Photo by Sophia White Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-22338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}