Roadblock Radio’s Island Mix expands Caribbean music’s reach across US radio

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), Sixteen months after it debuted in the tri-state area, The Roadblock Radio Island Mix, a weekly show highlighting Caribbean music, has made its mark. The show first aired on WXKB THE Block 94.7 FM in New York City in June 2025. It debuted last June on WPOW Power 96.5 in Miami/South Florida. Those are the largest markets for dancehall-reggae and soca in the United States. The Island Mix also airs 7:00 pm to midnight on WCBS 101.1 FM-HD3 in New York/New Jersey; WZMX 93.7 FM-HD3 in Hartford, Connecticut; WMXJ 102.7 FM-HD3 in Miami and South Florida; and WLZL 107.9 FM-HD2 in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Island Mix was created by Roadblock Radio, a station owned by Jamaican Kacy Rankine. Listeners can hear reggae, dancehall, soca, konpa and Afrobeats as well as classic Caribbean music. The latter struggled to get mainstream airplay in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. M