Despite attempts by the {{Esccnty|Kosovo|t=Kosovan}} broadcaster [[Radio Television of Kosovo|RTK]] to obtain full EBU membership in order to debut at the 2020 contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/06/22/kosovo-rtk-to-push-for-full-ebu-membership-next-week/|title=Kosovo: RTK to Push for Full EBU Membership Next Week|first=Anthony|last=Granger|date=22 June 2018|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622203046/https://eurovoix.com/2018/06/22/kosovo-rtk-to-push-for-full-ebu-membership-next-week/|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> at the EBU's 82nd General Assembly in June 2019, it was decided to keep [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]] membership as a requirement to join the EBU, thus making it impossible for RTK to join the EBU in time for the 2020 contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://escxtra.com/2019/06/28/no-changes-approved-in-ebu-statutes-kosovo-cannot-apply-for-full-membership/|title=No changes approved in EBU statutes: Kosovo cannot apply for full membership|first=Lisa|last=Bird|date=28 June 2019|publisher=ESCXtra|access-date=28 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629120354/https://escxtra.com/2019/06/28/no-changes-approved-in-ebu-statutes-kosovo-cannot-apply-for-full-membership/|archive-date=29 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Esccnty|Liechtenstein|t=Liechtensteiner}} broadcaster [[1 FL TV]], despite previous attempts to become an EBU member, halted its plans after director Peter Kölbel's unexpected death, and did not resume them due to the lack of sufficient funds and of government support; thus they ruled out debuting in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/177028/liechtenstein-1-fl-tv-will-not-debut-in-eurovision-2020/|title=Liechtenstein: 1 FL TV will not debut in Eurovision 2020|first=Sanjay|last=Jiandani|date=7 August 2019|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807131118/http://esctoday.com/177028/liechtenstein-1-fl-tv-will-not-debut-in-eurovision-2020/|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
