RTZ is the

callsign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigne ...

of the time signal transmitted on 50

kHz The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that on ...

with 10 kW from a large transmission centre near

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

, Russia. It is controlled by

All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Physical-Engineering and Radiotechnical Metrology All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Physical-Engineering and Radiotechnical Metrology (VNIIFTRI; russian: Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт физико-технических и � ...

, operated by

Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRN) (russian: Российская телевизионная и радиовещательная сеть) is a unitary enterprise created on August 13, 2001, by decree of the president of the ...

, and situated at . The transmitter is active 23 hours per day, from 22:00 to 21:00 UTC, except for the 3rd and 4th Monday of each month between 00:00 and 08:00 UTC, when it is switched off for maintenance. The station sends time signal similar to RBU. — official signal specification, in russian. RTZ covers the area in Siberia between 80 and 120 degrees east.

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External links

* http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/tis.htm Radio stations in Russia Time signal radio stations {{Russia-radio-station-stub