My science teacher used to say a lot of weird stuff, but I'm just making sure on this one.
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No. Radio waves ARE light, and so they travel at the speed of light.
Possible exception:
The speed of light $c$ that is always talked about as the "speed limit of the Universe" is the speed of light in vacuum. Light travels slower in a medium, and how much slower can be dependent on the wavelength of the light. So, in the right medium, radio waves could travel faster than optical waves, but I wouldn't call this "faster than light"; that would be very misleading...
answered Jun 21, 2013 at 16:17
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$\begingroup$ Glad to help :) If you feel the answer is a satisfactory answer to your question, please accept it. $\endgroup$ Jun 21, 2013 at 18:50
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$\begingroup$ My science teacher said that her husband was a physics professor...sooooooooooooooooo... $\endgroup$ Jun 24, 2013 at 16:21
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1$\begingroup$ In that case, your science teacher probably hasn't understood her husband's explanations. @Kyle 's explanation is right. $\endgroup$– ThrivethJun 26, 2013 at 22:47
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No.
Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation and so, by definition they travel at the speed of light (in a vacuum).
Have a look at the Wiki article on EM radiation, and more specifically, Radio Waves
