On 2 August 2005, it was announced that Serbia and Montenegro were to make their debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium on 26 November 2005. The national broadcasters Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and Radio Televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) who are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was responsible for their debut participation in what would become the one and only time they competed as a nation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, prior to the Montenegrin independence referendum in 2006.