Hittnau is the television paradise
The newspaper *Der Blick* has found that the Zurich Oberland is a great place to watch TV. In the municipality of Hittnau, residents can receive more TV channels than anywhere else in Switzerland.
Blick has discovered that the Zurich Oberland is a great place to watch TV. In the municipality of Hittnau, residents receive more radio stations than anywhere else. The 1200 households in the village of 3000 people enjoy 370 television and radio stations in digital quality. There are also 50 analog stations. Cable network operator Fabian Heil offers its Hittnau customers this comprehensive package for 24 francs. Those who take out a two-year subscription pay just 21 francs. Compared to Cablecom, the people of Hittnau get off lightly. There, the cheapest digital TV channel package with 91 channels costs CHF 25 in addition to the basic fee of CHF 21. In Hittnau, 15 percent of households are already digitally connected. Recently, High Definition Television (HDTV) has also been transmitted to the living rooms in Hittnau. These are razor-sharp images. HDTV will not be offered by most cable network operators until next year.
