diff --git a/src/rds.c b/src/rds.c
index f3354de..bb03502 100644
--- a/src/rds.c
+++ b/src/rds.c
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ void init_rds_encoder(RDSEncoder* enc) {
 	enc->data[enc->program].pi = 0xFFFF;
 	strcpy((char *)enc->data[enc->program].ps, "* RDS * ");
 	enc->data[enc->program].rt1_enabled = 1;
+	
 	memset(enc->data->rt1, ' ', 64);
+	enc->data->rt1[0] = '\r';
 
 	enc->state[enc->program].rt_ab = 1;
 	enc->state[enc->program].ptyn_ab = 1;