Answer to Question #94208 in Electricity and Magnetism for Ironrae

Question

A radio station broadcast at a frequency of 600KHZ. If the speed of light in air is 3 × 108ms−1−1. Calculate the wavelength of the radio wave

Answer 1

The wavelength of the radio wave

$$\lambda=\frac{c}{\nu}=\frac{3\times 10^8\:\rm m/s}{600\times 10^3\:\rm Hz}=500\:\rm m$$