Spanish television station TEN confirms a pre-agreement with the Finnish Public Broadcasting (Yle) and will broadcast UMK 2022.
The channel achieved it after the excellent reception by the followers of TEN about its agreement reached with the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) for the retransmission of ‘Eesti Laul’.
TEN continues to bet on the Eurovision 2022 preselections with its #TENTVAPorLasPre campaign after confirming yesterday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. the second selection show. Spanish viewers will be able to enjoy UMK 2022 on the TV channel.
In this way, the Secuoya group’s channel makes 2022 the first time in which these preselections can be seen on free to air television in Spain. Spaniards will be able to tune in through the following platforms: TDT, Movistar+, Vodafone TV, Orange, Telecable or Mundo R-Galicia.
Image Source: EBU / Andres Putting | Source: TEN TV
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961 and has competed annually since. Spain has won the contest on two occasions the first being in 1968 and the second time in 1969. 1969 is the only year where more than one song has won the contest. The 1969 contest saw a four-way tie between Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Since 2000 Spain has only managed to finish in the top 10 on five occasions, the last time being in 2014 with Ruth Lorenzo. However, the country has finished 20th or below on twelve occasions, the worst placement being 26th in 2017.