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Liechtenstein: Plans to participate in Eurovision currently on hold!

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Liechtenstein seems to have stopped any procedure in order to debut in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The president of Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk (Radio Liechtenstein) confirmed on the website vaterland.li that plans for a future participation are currently on pause.

Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk is a public radio station that could serve as the gateway for the small nation to join Eurovision, provided it becomes a member of the EBU. However, Mr. Bachmann stated that discussions with the EBU have been suspended until the station’s future becomes clear.

We remind you that in October, the citizens of Liechtenstein voted in favour of privatizing the station, with 55.4% of the vote, effectively ending public funding by the end of 2025. Before the vote, it was revealed that the station was considering joining the EBU as part of its plans to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Despite that, Mr. Bachmann remains optimistic about Liechtenstein’s future participation, stating that their goal of joining the EBU remains unchanged.

Would you like to see Liechtenstein make its Eurovision debut? Let us know in the comments!

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel!

Source: brudiland.li

Liechtenstein: Not much hope for a debut in the contest!

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Voters in Liechtenstein voted in favour of privatising Radio Liechtenstein, ending hopes of a possible debut in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The initiative by the Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL) to repeal the law governing the country’s public broadcaster was approved with 55.4% of the vote and a turnout of 59.3%. The law will take effect on December 31, 2025, making Liechtenstein the only country in Europe without a national broadcaster.

Radio Liechtenstein has received about 70% of public media funding annually, totaling around 4 million CHF. The Liechtenstein government urged voters to reject the initiative, expressing concerns that it could lead to the end of radio broadcasts in the country. Questions have also been raised about how a private broadcaster can operate with an audience of only 40,000 residents.

The privatization means that Radio Liechtenstein will no longer meet the membership criteria of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). In June 2024, the broadcaster began exploring the possibility of joining the EBU, in the hopes of Liechtenstein debuting in the competition.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

Source: Εurovoix

Liechtenstein: Radio Liechtenstein will apply for EBU membership!

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Radio Liechtenstein is planning to apply for EBU membership according to Liechtensteiner Vaterland.

Liechtenstein newspaper Liechtensteiner Vaterland broke the news.  According to their sources, Radio Liechtenstein is in the process of applying for EBU membership.

In the early 2010s, Liechtenstein showed some interest in becoming a EBU member and competing in the Eurovision Song Contest.   Peter Kolbel, former director of 1 FL TV, the only television station based in the state, was very positive about Liechtenstein participating in Eurovision.  Sadly, plans for Liechtenstein’s participation were halted after Kolbel’s death four years ago.

The Managing Director of the television station 1 FL TV, Sandra Woldt did not follow the path set by her predecessor. Thus the possibility of seeing the state’s debut in the competition was suspended indefinitely.

Radio Liechtenstein was founded in 1995 and is partially funded by the government of Liechtenstein as its only public broadcaster. The radio station is one of two multimedia companies based in Liechtenstein along with 1 FL TV.

If Radio Liechtenstein becomes a member of the EBU, it will become one of thirteen other full members of the EBU that are only radio broadcasters. However, it would be highly unlikely that Radio Liechtenstein would be able to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, as no radio broadcaster has ever taken part in the event, as the contest requires a televised broadcast in the participating countries.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates on Liechtenstein application to the EBU!

Source: Eurovoix

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