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They travel at the same speed of light, namely: 299 792 458 m / s

(Roughly 300.000 km/s or 186.000 miles per second).

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How does the sped of radio wave compare with speed of tv waves when both measured in vacuum?

Both radio waves and tv waves are electromagnetic waves. So both have the same speed in vacuum. Of course radio waves are of lower frequency compared to that of tv waves.


What speed do tv rays travel at?

Radio (and TV) waves are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and as such travel at the speed of light.


What is the travel speed of television waves?

The speed of television waves is exactly the same as the speed of FM radio, heat, infrared light, green light, purple light, ultraviolet light, microwaves, x-rays, AM radio, bluetooth signals, taxi radio, garage-door-opener waves, and gamma ray waves ... because all of these waves are the same thing. The speed is 299,792,458 meters per second, or 186,282 miles per second. ADDED: It may help to realise the television is simply a special form of the radio.


What speed do television waves travel in air?

If the information for television goes through the air, the waves used are electromagnetic waves; specifically of the type called RADIO WAVES.All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light when in a vacuum: about 300,000 km/second. In air, the speed is almost the same as in a vacuum.


What are three things radio waves can do?

Here are a few things that radio waves can do: 1. Communications (TV, Commercial radio, Ham radio etc.) 2. Heat things up, (Microwaves are just extremely short radio waves) 3. They can travel extremely fast (At the speed of light)


How are radio and television waves added to em radio waves?

by changing the amplitude or frequency of the radio waves.


How are radio waves and television signals added to EM radio waves?

by changing the amplitude or frequency of the radio waves.


How are radio and television waves added to em waves?

by changing the amplitude or frequency of the radio waves.


How are radio television signals added to EM radio waves?

by changing the amplitude or frequency of the radio waves.


Is it true that radio waves carry information from a broadcasting station t your radio or television?

Is it true that radio waves carry information from a broadcasting station to your radio or television


Are radar waves visible?

No. Radar waves are one category of radio waves. Think of all the radio waves that are all around you right now . . . AM radio, FM radio, police and fire radio, highway patrol radio, taxi radio, television picture and sound radio waves, cellphone radio waves, garage-door-opener radio waves, bluetooth radio waves, WiFi waves, microwaves ... and you can't see any of them ! Radar waves can easily be there in the group.


Do radio and television waves affect global warming?

No. Radio/television waves do not affect the temperature, but usage of radios and televisions definitely does.