By Lexi MooreAlliance Communications recently upgraded the cable television system for Hills residents, providing more channels, a clearer picture and better sound.Alliance partnered with SDN Communications and other regional cable companies to purchase new satellite equipment.The signals are carried from SDN Communications in Sioux Falls to Hills through a fiber-optic network. Residents may have noticed Alliance technicians working along Highway 270 this fall. The workers were installing the new fiber optic cable.The new system adds an additional 57 channels. In the past, Alliance Cable TV customers in Hills had access to only 28 basic channels.The company used customer requests to determine which channels to add, and the most requested channel was Fox News."I think we received requests for that channel on a daily basis," General Manager Don Snyders said. "There was no doubt that we needed to add Fox News."Other top requested channels that were added were Comedy Central, Food Network, Outdoor Channel, Speed Channel, Travel Channel, Golf Channel, Cartoon Network, and Court TV."The transition from the old system to the new one went well," said Al Top, an Alliance Communications technician from Hills. "If anyone's having a problem, they need to call in and let us know."Alliance Communications technicians may need to make some final adjustments at customers' homes, if they're needed.