TV and Radio in Vienna

Nowadays many hotels, hostels and guest houses offer cable and satellite television with at least one or two English or German Channels e.g. Sat1, RTL, BBC World, Sky News, CNN etc. Larger, more expensive hotels usually offer a wider selection including those for sport and pay-per-view movies (HBO etc).

Austrian terrestrial television comprises of two channels, ÖRF 1 and ÖRF 2 although others such as ATV, ProSieben, Sat 1 and Kabel 1 are available to satellite viewers. For a run-down of what’s on, visit the excellent www.tele.at website. Although it’s in German only, channel and programme listings are clearly set out.

* Note that Austrian televisions and videos use the PAL system, rather than NTSC or SECAM.

Austria also has a well-developed AM-FM radio network with the most popular radio stations being: Ö1, Ö3, Radio Wien and FM4.