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Radio Frequency Communication

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Radio waves travel at the speed of light—about 300,000 kilometers per second—and can carry everything from music to live video across continents in milliseconds.

Why this is interesting

When you tune a radio, you're selecting a specific frequency. But how does information actually travel through the air to reach your ears?