Maiac (; , Mayak) is an

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(according to

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

n legislation), or

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n legislation) in the

Grigoriopol District Grigoriopol District ( ro, Raionul Grigoriopol; russian: Григориопольский район; uk, Григоріопольський район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (''de facto'') in Moldova (''de jure''). It is ...

, northeast of

Grigoriopol Grigoriopol (, Moldovan Cyrillic: Григориопол, russian: Григорио́поль, Grigoriopol, uk, Григоріо́поль, Hryhoriopol) is a town in the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, Moldova. ...

, on the Ukrainian border.

History

In the 16th century the village was named Janyk Hisar and Majak Geczit.

Transmitter

The Transnistrian Radio and Television Center (TRTC) is located in Maiac. It is a large broadcasting centre for short- and mediumwave, which was built up in the years between 1968 and 1975. It covers an area of , and housed at the end of 1980s 20 transmitters. In 1997 two masts – one and the other – of the facility used for medium wave broadcasting collapsed as a result of icing. In October 2007, the

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Russian Television and Radio Networks acquired 100% of shares of the TRTC for $3,314,388. "The New Owner of the Transnistrian Radio and TV Center Intends to Make it Work Successful"
November 14, 2007 The Grigoriopol transmission station in Pridnestrovje/Transnistru only transmits programs from Trans World Radio at 1548 kHz. Instead, Radio Rossii from Moscow is now broadcasting on the 999 kHz frequency, since April 5, 2022, around the clock and with a transmission power of 1000 kW.
radioeins.de April, 06 2022

References

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