Digital Christmas is coming


Antenna Hungaria, the network operator, has announced that the free to air DTT platform MiniDig TV will launch on the 1st December 2008.
To ensure that the launch can take place work has begun to revamp the Kabhegy transmitting station. This will be followed by further work on the Szentes station in November.
The Kabhegy station will provide DTT coverage for North-West and Central Dunántúl, the central part of Budapest. The Szentes station broadcasts to the South East of Hungary.
The MiniDig TV service will be available in Budapest, Szeged, Gyor, Kecskemét, Székesfehervá Tatabánya, Kaposvár, Békéscsaba, Veszprém and the Zalaegerszeg region.
In all Christmas services will be available to 6 million Hungarians around 60% of the population.
Main source: Antenna Hungaria press release
Item added: 27th October 2008