Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the song and artist that will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been staged under various formats every year since 1959, with the exceptions of 1964No competition was held in 1964 due to an artists’ strike., 1970No competition was held in 1970 in protest against the Eurovision voting system which had produced a four-way tie the previous year. and 1976No competition was held in 1976 due to left-wing protests against commercial music.. The competition is broadcast live on television and radio, with considerable popularity, being the most popular television programme in Sweden every year since 2000Sweden.se (30 September 2005) http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Article____12358.aspx Television in Sweden.