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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: SVT television programmes, Melodifestivalen, Skavlan, Rapport, SVT1, Dick Cavett Meets ABBA, SVT24, SVTB, Pa sparet, Svensson, Svensson, Allsang pa Skansen, SVT HD, Mysteriet pa Greveholm, Wild Kids, Anno 1790, Eva & Adam, SVT World, Kunskapskanalen, Pistvakt - En vintersaga, Sunes jul, Julkalendern, SVT Play, Dom kallar oss artister, NileCity 105,6, Play Rapport, Cleo, Halal-TV, Studio S, Trafikmagasinet, Svenska dialektmysterier, Snacka om nyheter, Sommartorpet, Varsta spraket, Percy tarar, I manegen med Glenn Killing, Sydnytt, Robins, Hipphipp!, Dansbandskampen, Filmkronikan, Antikrundan, Aktuellt, Hem till byn, SVT Extra, Kommissionen, O asat, Macken, Snapphanar, Sa ska det lata, ABC, Smalandsnytt, Boktipset, Uppdrag granskning, Doobidoo, Varmlandsnytt, Gavledala. Excerpt: Melodifestivalen (English pronunciation: , "The Melody Festival") is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. Since 2000, the competition has been the most popular television programme in Sweden; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2007, the semifinals averaged 3.1 million viewers, and an estimated four million Swedes watched the final. The festival has produced four Eurovision winners and sixteen top-five placings for Sweden at the contest. The winner of the Melodifestival has been chosen by panels of jurors since its inception. Since 1999, the juries have been joined by a public telephone vote which has an equal influence over the final outcome. The competition makes a considerable impact on music charts in Sweden. The introduction of semifinals in 2002 raised the potential number of contestants from around twelve to thirty-...