CB Radio Channels & Frequencies (All 40)

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CB Radio

40 entries

Citizens Band — 40 shared channels around 27 MHz. No license required. 4 W AM/FM, 12 W PEP SSB. Channels 36–40 are SSB territory by convention.

Name / Channel	Frequency (MHz)	Mode / Notes	Details
Ch 1	26.965	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 2	26.975	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 3	26.985	AM/SSB/FM	Unofficial prepper/survivalist calling channel (3-3-3 plan).
Ch 4	27.005	AM/SSB/FM	Popular with 4×4 / off-road clubs in many areas.
Ch 5	27.015	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 6	27.025	AM/SSB/FM	'The Superbowl' — famous for high-power DX/skip operators.
Ch 7	27.035	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 8	27.055	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 9	27.065	AM	FCC-designated emergency & motorist assistance channel.
Ch 10	27.075	AM/SSB/FM	Regional trucker channel in some areas.
Ch 11	27.085	AM/SSB/FM	Former official calling channel.
Ch 12	27.105	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 13	27.115	AM/SSB/FM	Informal marine / RV / campground channel in many areas.
Ch 14	27.125	AM/SSB/FM	Default channel of many cheap walkie-talkies.
Ch 15	27.135	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 16	27.155	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 17	27.165	AM/SSB/FM	Truckers on north–south routes (esp. West Coast, I-5).
Ch 18	27.175	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 19	27.185	AM/FM	THE highway/trucker channel nationwide — traffic, hazards, 'breaker one-nine'.
Ch 20	27.205	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 21	27.215	AM/SSB/FM	Truckers on east–west routes in some regions.
Ch 22	27.225	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 23	27.255	AM/SSB/FM	Out-of-sequence frequency (shared history with older services).
Ch 24	27.235	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 25	27.245	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 26	27.265	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 27	27.275	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 28	27.285	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 29	27.295	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 30	27.305	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 31	27.315	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 32	27.325	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 33	27.335	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 34	27.345	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 35	27.355	AM/SSB/FM
Ch 36	27.365	SSB	Start of the by-convention SSB channels (36–40).
Ch 37	27.375	SSB
Ch 38	27.385	LSB	National SSB calling channel — LSB by convention.
Ch 39	27.395	SSB
Ch 40	27.405	SSB	Top of the legal CB band.