Taldom

Taldom ( _ru. Талдом) is a town in the northern part of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 110 km north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. It is the administrative centre of Taldomsky District. The settlement was founded in 1677. In 1918 it received town status and became the first town to be renamed to Leninsk in honour of the first Premier of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin (while Lenin was alive). In 1929 the town was renamed back to its original name. Population: 13,334 (2002 Census); 14,410 (1989 Census).

In the proximity of Taldom there is the Taldom transmitter, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. It is a longwave transmitter working on the frequency of 261 kHz with transmitting power of 2,500 kilowatts. The height of the transmitter's mast is 275 meters. The programs of "Radio of Russia" and "Yunost" radio stations are broadcast from there.