What is "rtz"

RTZ (stands for Return to Zero) was an American rock band that featured Boston band members Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau. The band was formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1994.

RTZ may refer to:

• RTZ (radio station), a radio time signal station in Irkutsk, Russia
• RTZ (band), an American rock band
• Return-to-zero, a signaling protocol that returns to its "zero" state between tokens
• Return to Zork, a 1993 adventure game in the Zork series
• Rio Tinto Group (previously the Rio Tinto – Zinc Corporation), a British-Australian multinational metals and mining corporation
• RTZ, short for Arteezy, a North American professional Dota 2 player.

RTZ is the callsign of the time signal transmitted on 50 kHz with 10 kW from a large transmission centre near Irkutsk, Russia. It is situated at 52.428176 N 103.686948 E. RTZ is active 23 hours per day, from 2200 - 2100 UTC, except for the 3rd and 4th Monday of each month between 0000 - 0800 UTC, when it is switched off for maintenance. The station sends time signal information at 1 minute before and 4 minutes 55 seconds after the hour. During the 6th minute of each hour, the callsign is transmitted, while from 6m 5s after the hour until its end, the frequency may be used by the public.

RTZ covers the area in Siberia between 80 and 120 degrees east.