World Musicon Edition 5

Edition 5 of World Musicon will be held in March 2024. It will feature 67 Entities through 3 Semi-Finals and a Final. This will be less than previous editions. Citing the organizers "maintaining quality of the contest". Most people that confirmed prior 1st of January can keep 2 or more countries. While those confirming after 1st of January (with a few exceptions) can have multiple countries. After the victory of  Northern Ireland the contest will be held in the Odyssey Place in Belfast.

## Host City

The Host City will be Belfast. Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

## Participating Countries

* Mexico - Las Estrellas
* Nuvanut - CBC North
* Texas - National Broadcasting Company
* United States - National Broadcasting Company

**South America (2)**
* Colombia - Caracol Televisión
* Venezuela - Venevisión
* Flanders - Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij
* German Turks - Düzgün TV
* Germany - ProSieben
* Limburg - Limburg 1
* Luxembourg - RTL Tele Luxembourg
* Netherlands - Nederlandse Publieke Omroep
* Rijnmond-Rotterdam - RTV Rijnmond
* South Tyrol - RAI Südtirol

**Carribbean (4)**
* Aruba - Telearuba 13
* Bahamas -Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas
* Jamaica - Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
* Grenada - Grenada Broadcasting Corporation
* Botswana - Botswana Television
* Eritrea - Eri-TV
* Kenya - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
* Namibia - Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
* Senegal - Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise

**Oceania (4)**
* Australia - Special Broadcasting Service
* New Caledonia - Société Nationale de Radio Télévision Française D'Outre-mer
* New Zealand Māori - Māori Television
 **Middle East (8)*** Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Media
* Afghanistan - Ariana Radio and Television Network
* Egypt - Egyptian Radio and Television Union
* Lebanon - Télé Liban (تلفزيون لبنان)
* Qatar - Qatar Radio
* Saudi Arabia - Saudi Broadcasting Authority
* Tunisia - Nessma TV
* Turkiye - Turkish Music Box

**Southern Europe (7)**
* Catalonia - Catalunya Música
* Cyprus - Sigma TV
* France - France Televisions
* Greece - Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
* Italy - RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana
* San Marino - San Marino RTV
* Spain - Telecinco
* Bulgaria - Balgarska natsionalna televizia
* Hungary - RTL Klubb
* Kazakhstan - Khabar Agency
* Kosovo - Radio Television of Kosovo
* Poland - Polsat
 **Asia (9)*** Bangladesh - Bangladesh Television
* China - Shanghai Media Group
* Indonesia - Indosiar
* Japan - Japan Broadcasting Corporation
* Jejudo - Jeju International Broadcasting System Corporation
* Palawan - Palawan Broadcasting Corporation
* Philippines - GMA Network
* South Korea - Korean Broadcasting System
* Singapore - Media Corporation of Singapore
* Denmark - TV2 Danmark
* England - ITV
* Finland - Yleisradio
* Gotland - Gotlands TV
* Ireland - Raidió Teilifís Éireann
* Isles of Scilly - none
* Isle of Wight - IWTV (Isle of Wight Television)
* Latvia - Public Broadcasting of Latvia
* Northern Ireland - Ulster Television and BBC Northern Ireland
* Norway - TVNorge
* Orkney Islands - BBC Orkney
* Sápmi - NRK Sápmi/YLE Sápmi/SR Sápmi
* Scotland - BBC Alba & Scottish Television
* Shetland Islands - BBC Radio Shetland
* Sweden - Sveriges Television

### Non Participating

While the remaining broadcasters haven't confirmed participating. They did air the contest.

* Germany - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Deutsche Welle
* Greenland - Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa
* Isle of Man - Manx Radio
* Portugal - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal
* Romania - ProTV
* Russia - Channel One Russia
* Ukraine - 1+1
* Wales - BBC Cymru

## Other Countries

People are free to take any geographic, ethnic or cultural entities from the IMO.

* Greenland - intended to compete. However due to a lack of artists they decided to withdraw in the hopes of returning in Edition 6.
* Cologne - The HoD of Cologne announced their withdrawal just after the deadline past but told the IMO they want to return in the future.
* Isle of Man - Originally made it up to the list but didn't had an artist on time.

## References

1. ↑ the local government of the Isles of Scilly will represent them.