Russian television and RTRS broadcasting network

RTRS — the uniform state operator on distribution of the national obligatory public TV channels and radio channels. Together with VGTRK, JSC Channel One and Russian Satellite Communications Company RTRS forms a basis of the Russian state system of TV and radio broadcasting.

Except broadcast of the national obligatory public TV channels, RTRS renders services to the all-Russian and regional broadcasting companies on distribution of their programs. Technical means of broadcasting of RTRS are used for cross-border broadcast of programs by the Russian and foreign companies, generally European countries.

The structure of RTRS is 76 branches, republican, edge and regional radio teletransmitting centers (RTPTs) which provide radio broadcast of television and radio programs in all territory of the country.

History

2020: Inclusion in the list of the systemically important organizations

In March, 2020 the Government commission on increase in stability of the Russian economy included RTRS in the list of the systemically important organizations. Read more here.

2019: Readiness to be engaged in creation of a cellular network for socially important objects of Russia

The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications supported the offer of Rostelecom, T2 Mobile LLC (Tele2 brand) and Federal State Unitary Enterprise RTRS on determination of the only service provider of broadband wireless access for socially important objects, including the National Guard of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, ID Kommersant reported on February 12, 2019 with reference to the letter of the Deputy Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications Evgeny Kislyakov to Analytical center at the government. Read more here.

2009: The contractor according to the FTP "Development of TV and radio broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009-2015"

In 2009 the President of Russia the decree appointed RTRS by the only contractor within construction of network of the first multiplex (a packet from eight obligatory digital TV channels).

The general budget of the FTP – more than 160 billion rubles. About 90% of budgetary funds are aimed at providing the population of Russia with qualitative multichannel TV broadcasting of 40% living in remote and hardly accessible areas, villages and villages.

Proving need of privilege elevation of RTRS on accomplishment of actions of the program, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications pointed to its big scales: within program execution it is necessary to construct more than 6.5 thousand objects of TV and radio broadcasting. It requires long-term design procedures and construction while for implementation of such large-scale program five years are an enough deadline. For consolidation of efforts and coordination of works of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications considers necessary presence of the only contractor who would be responsible for the end result. For this purpose also powers of RTRS extend.