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In [[radio]], [[radar]], and [[television]], the '''carrier wave''', also called the '''carrier frequency''', is the basic information-free signal onto which information is [[modulation|modulated]].
In [[radio]], [[radar]], and [[television]], the '''carrier wave''', also called the '''carrier frequency''', is the basic information-free [[electromagnetic wave]] onto which information is [[modulation|modulated]].

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In radio, radar, and television, the carrier wave, also called the carrier frequency, is the basic information-free electromagnetic wave onto which information is modulated.