The head of the Tambov RTPC department was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree

By the decree of Vladimir Putin for merits in the field of mass media, communications and mass communications and many years of conscientious work, the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the II degree was awarded to the head of the department of the branch of the FSUE "Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network" Tambov Regional Radio Television Transmitting Center Igor Klimov. A congratulatory telegram was sent to him by the head of the region Yevgeny Pervyshov.

“I am confident that your knowledge, professionalism, rich experience will further contribute to the development of the media, communications and mass communications in the Tambov region,” the telegram reads.

Igor Klimov’s total work experience is 30 years, of which he has been working in the communications and broadcasting industry for 23 years. In 1995, he graduated from the Tambov Institute of Chemical Engineering, after which he worked as a design engineer at the Tambov Research Institute of Radio Engineering "Ether". Since 2002, his professional activity has been associated with the Tambov Regional Radio Television Transmitting Center: he served as head of the radio television station and head of the ultra-short wave workshop, and since 2014 he has headed the operational network management department.

With his direct participation in the region, transmitters for broadcasting television programs “St. Petersburg – Channel 5”, “NTV”, “TVC”, “Olympus”, “Russia-K”, “STS”, as well as equipment for radio stations “Retro FM”, “Road Radio”, “Radio-Sport”, “Lav-Radio” and “Radio Vanya” were installed and put into operation. In addition, analog television equipment was put into operation at eleven facilities for the broadcasting of the regional television company “New Century”.

To implement the federal target program “Development of TV and radio broadcasting in the Russian Federation”, a department of operational network management was created, which was headed by Igor Klimov. Under his leadership, construction and commissioning of the branch’s multiplex formation center, launch and configuration of broadcasting and monitoring equipment of 31 digital terrestrial television stations of the Tambov region were ensured, these facilities were received and their further operation was carried out. As a result, 99.6% of the region’s residents gained access to 20 all-Russian mandatory TV channels and 3 high-quality radio channels.

For high professional skills in 2016, Igor Klimov was awarded the title of “Master of Communications”.