The German national broadcaster, ARD, broadcasts the event within Germany and delegates the selection of the nation's entry to the regional broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). NDR confirmed that Germany would participate in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 21 September 2004.
The German public broadcaster ARD will broadcast the event within Germany, and they have delegated the selection of their entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest to the regional broadcaster NDR. On September 21, 2004, NDR confirmed that Germany would participate in the contest.