On this date 65 years ago, the FCC established what became known as citizens band — or CB radio. We reflect on how it rose to immense popularity and the ways the radios are still in use today. On this ...

Image from Eyeball Cards: The Art of British CB Radio Culture (courtesy Four Corners Books) In the late 1970s to early 1980s, there was a frenzy for Citizens Band (CB) radio in the UK. However, while ...

Anyone could be a radio personality in 1969. All it took was a licence and a CB radio. "Some use CB for business purposes, others as a hobby," said an unnamed CBC-TV reporter at a convention for early ...

Citizens band radios... remember them? While the popularity of CBs has declined dramatically since the era of disco and bell bottom jeans, a dedicated group of CB users and enthusiasts is still ...