diff --git a/radioPlayer.py b/radioPlayer.py
index 8eb9ebd..d399555 100644
--- a/radioPlayer.py
+++ b/radioPlayer.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 import time, datetime
 import sys
 import threading
-import json, re
+import json, re, unidecode
 from datetime import datetime
 import log95
 
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ def update_rds(track_name: str):
         else:
             artist = rds_default_artist
             title = name
+        
+        title = unidecode.unidecode(title)
+        artist = unidecode.unidecode(artist)
 
         title = re.sub(r'\s*[\(\[][^\(\)\[\]]*[\)\]]', '', title) # there might be junk
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b2e508d..a5a0658 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 libcache
-log95
\ No newline at end of file
+log95
+unidecode
\ No newline at end of file