Sun prevent the Russians watch television March 8 – BBC News

March 8 due to activity on the sun in Russian cities may temporarily abyss of television and radio, according to TASS referring to the press service of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). “International Women’s Day at the Russian viewers and listeners may skip signal of television and radio programs.

This is because the interference comes during the spring – the phenomenon when the Sun, a communications satellite and terrestrial repeater receiving antenna are built on the same line , – the press-service. The sun – a powerful source of radio – have exactly behind the satellite communications jamming signal terrestrial broadcasters “.

The press service stressed that in the period of interference on television can appear subtle interference but at the peak of solar interference is possible and complete loss of tele-radio. “Branches RTRS accept and relay TV signals with different communication satellites. Each one has its own spacecraft orbit, respectively, different start and end times of interference, – the press-service. – The first line between the sun and receiving antennas will begin to cross the satellite” Yamal 202 “, and the last of the area of ​​occurrence of interference will satellite” Express-AM44 “- March 17″.

The press service stressed that each region has a schedule of interference. For example, in the Urals and Siberia, March 8 TV picture screens may disappear from 8:40 to 12:45 Moscow time, in the Central Federal District – from 11:45 to 12:45, and in the Far Eastern Federal District – with 8:22 to 9:08 Moscow time.