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In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in April 1992 under Milosevic's leadership. Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." These actions were ultimately unsuccessful and led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 caused the international community to open negotiations on the future status of Kosovo in January 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation.

Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It produces and distributes a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is also the biggest broadcaster in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans. Formerly, it was known as Radio Television Belgrade. The other dominant network in Serbia is Prva Srpska Televizija, a commercial television network. The network is owned by Greek Antenna Group. The print media in Serbia include 20 daily newspapers, and over 300 weekly and monthly publications.