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To calculate the wavelength of a radio wave, you will be using the equation: Speed of a wave = wavelength X frequency

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To calculate the wavelength of a radio wave, you will be using the equation: Speed of a wave = wavelength X frequency.

Since radio waves are electromagnetic waves and travel at 2.997 X ##10^8## meters/second, then you will need to know the frequency of the radio wave.

If the radio wave is on an FM station, these are in Megahertz. A megahertz is one million hertz. If the radio wave is from an AM radio station, these are in kilohertz (there are one thousand hertz in a kilohertz). Hertz are waves/second. Hertz is usually the label for the frequency of electromagnetic waves.

To conclude, to determine the wavelength of a radio wave, you take the speed and divide it by the frequency.

Typical radio wave frequencies are about ##88~108## ##"MHz"##. The wavelength is thus typically about ##3.41xx10^9## ##~## ##2.78xx10^9## ##"nm"##.