Photon Output of 100kW FM Radio Transmitter

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How many photon/sec??

An FM radio transmitter has a power output of 100 kW and operates at a frequency of 97.5 MHz. How many photons per second does the transmitter emit?
 
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Ok, consider first that the power output of the transmitter is the energy released from the transmitter in a given time (in the form of photons) divided by that time, as in

[itex]P_{ower of transmitter}=\frac{E_{nergy emitted}}{t_{ime}}[/itex] and think of the energy as a number of photons. Where do you get?
 


karkas said:
Ok, consider first that the power output of the transmitter is the energy released from the transmitter in a given time (in the form of photons) divided by that time, as in

[itex]P_{ower of transmitter}=\frac{E_{nergy emitted}}{t_{ime}}[/itex] and think of the energy as a number of photons. Where do you get?

oh thanks i managed to solve it