diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.cpp
index 6e612e2ee..e0c0537d3 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.cpp
@@ -15,29 +15,30 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#include "../../channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.h"
-
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <complex.h>
+
 #include "audio/audiooutput.h"
 #include "dsp/dspengine.h"
 #include "dsp/pidcontroller.h"
-#include "bfmdemod.h"
-
 #include <dsp/downchannelizer.h>
+#include "dsp/threadedbasebandsamplesink.h"
+#include "device/devicesourceapi.h"
 
 #include "rdsparser.h"
+#include "bfmdemod.h"
 
+MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(BFMDemod::MsgConfigureChannelizer, Message)
+MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(BFMDemod::MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged, Message)
 MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(BFMDemod::MsgConfigureBFMDemod, Message)
 
 const Real BFMDemod::default_deemphasis = 50.0; // 50 us
 const int BFMDemod::m_udpBlockSize = 512;
 
-BFMDemod::BFMDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink) :
+BFMDemod::BFMDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI) :
     m_deviceAPI(deviceAPI),
-	m_sampleSink(sampleSink),
 	m_audioFifo(250000),
 	m_settingsMutex(QMutex::Recursive),
 	m_pilotPLL(19000/384000, 50/384000, 0.01),
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ BFMDemod::BFMDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink) :
 {
 	setObjectName("BFMDemod");
 
+    m_channelizer = new DownChannelizer(this);
+    m_threadedChannelizer = new ThreadedBasebandSampleSink(m_channelizer, this);
+    connect(m_channelizer, SIGNAL(inputSampleRateChanged()), this, SLOT(channelSampleRateChanged()));
+    m_deviceAPI->addThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
+
 	m_config.m_inputSampleRate = 384000;
 	m_config.m_inputFrequencyOffset = 0;
 	m_config.m_rfBandwidth = 180000;
@@ -83,6 +89,10 @@ BFMDemod::~BFMDemod()
 
 	DSPEngine::instance()->removeAudioSink(&m_audioFifo);
 	delete m_udpBufferAudio;
+
+    m_deviceAPI->removeThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
+    delete m_threadedChannelizer;
+    delete m_channelizer;
 }
 
 void BFMDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
@@ -310,6 +320,12 @@ void BFMDemod::stop()
 {
 }
 
+void BFMDemod::channelSampleRateChanged()
+{
+    MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged *msg = MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged::create(getSampleRate());
+    getMessageQueueToGUI()->push(msg);
+}
+
 bool BFMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 {
 	if (DownChannelizer::MsgChannelizerNotification::match(cmd))
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.h
index 484bd9d47..0d9322246 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemod.h
@@ -38,11 +38,57 @@
 #include "rdsdemod.h"
 
 class DeviceSourceAPI;
+class ThreadedBasebandSampleSink;
+class DownChannelizer;
 
 class BFMDemod : public BasebandSampleSink {
 public:
-	BFMDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink);
+    class MsgConfigureChannelizer : public Message {
+        MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
+
+    public:
+        int getSampleRate() const { return m_sampleRate; }
+        int getCenterFrequency() const { return m_centerFrequency; }
+
+        static MsgConfigureChannelizer* create(int sampleRate, int centerFrequency)
+        {
+            return new MsgConfigureChannelizer(sampleRate, centerFrequency);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        int m_sampleRate;
+        int m_centerFrequency;
+
+        MsgConfigureChannelizer(int sampleRate, int centerFrequency) :
+            Message(),
+            m_sampleRate(sampleRate),
+            m_centerFrequency(centerFrequency)
+        { }
+    };
+
+    class MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged : public Message {
+        MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
+
+    public:
+        int getSampleRate() const { return m_sampleRate; }
+
+        static MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged* create(int sampleRate)
+        {
+            return new MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged(sampleRate);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        int m_sampleRate;
+
+        MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged(int sampleRate) :
+            Message(),
+            m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
+        { }
+    };
+
+	BFMDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI);
 	virtual ~BFMDemod();
+	void setSampleSink(BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink) { m_sampleSink = sampleSink; }
 
 	void configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
 			Real rfBandwidth,
@@ -88,6 +134,9 @@ public:
 
     RDSParser& getRDSParser() { return m_rdsParser; }
 
+private slots:
+    void channelSampleRateChanged();
+
 private:
 	class MsgConfigureBFMDemod : public Message {
 		MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
@@ -218,6 +267,8 @@ private:
 	Config m_running;
 
 	DeviceSourceAPI *m_deviceAPI;
+    ThreadedBasebandSampleSink* m_threadedChannelizer;
+    DownChannelizer* m_channelizer;
 
 	NCO m_nco;
 	Interpolator m_interpolator; //!< Interpolator between fixed demod bandwidth and audio bandwidth (rational)
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
index a9a824f49..34967179d 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.cpp
@@ -201,11 +201,38 @@ bool BFMDemodGUI::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 	}
 }
 
-bool BFMDemodGUI::handleMessage(const Message& message __attribute__((unused)))
+bool BFMDemodGUI::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 {
-	return false;
+    if (BFMDemod::MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged::match(message))
+    {
+        BFMDemod::MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged& report = (BFMDemod::MsgReportChannelSampleRateChanged&) message;
+        m_rate = report.getSampleRate();
+        ui->glSpectrum->setCenterFrequency(m_rate / 4);
+        ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(m_rate / 2);
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
+void BFMDemodGUI::handleInputMessages()
+{
+    Message* message;
+
+    while ((message = getInputMessageQueue()->pop()) != 0)
+    {
+        qDebug("BFMDemodGUI::handleInputMessages: message: %s", message->getIdentifier());
+
+        if (handleMessage(*message))
+        {
+            delete message;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 void BFMDemodGUI::channelMarkerChanged()
 {
     this->setWindowTitle(m_channelMarker.getTitle());
@@ -385,13 +412,16 @@ BFMDemodGUI::BFMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidg
 	setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(widgetRolled(QWidget*,bool)), this, SLOT(onWidgetRolled(QWidget*,bool)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(const QPoint &)), this, SLOT(onMenuDialogCalled(const QPoint &)));
+    connect(getInputMessageQueue(), SIGNAL(messageEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleInputMessages()));
 
 	m_spectrumVis = new SpectrumVis(ui->glSpectrum);
-	m_bfmDemod = new BFMDemod(m_deviceAPI, m_spectrumVis);
-	m_channelizer = new DownChannelizer(m_bfmDemod);
-	m_threadedChannelizer = new ThreadedBasebandSampleSink(m_channelizer, this);
-	connect(m_channelizer, SIGNAL(inputSampleRateChanged()), this, SLOT(channelSampleRateChanged()));
-	m_deviceAPI->addThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
+	m_bfmDemod = new BFMDemod(m_deviceAPI);
+	m_bfmDemod->setMessageQueueToGUI(getInputMessageQueue());
+	m_bfmDemod->setSampleSink(m_spectrumVis);
+//	m_channelizer = new DownChannelizer(m_bfmDemod);
+//	m_threadedChannelizer = new ThreadedBasebandSampleSink(m_channelizer, this);
+//	connect(m_channelizer, SIGNAL(inputSampleRateChanged()), this, SLOT(channelSampleRateChanged()));
+//	m_deviceAPI->addThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
 
 	ui->glSpectrum->setCenterFrequency(m_rate / 4);
 	ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(m_rate / 2);
@@ -432,9 +462,9 @@ BFMDemodGUI::BFMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidg
 BFMDemodGUI::~BFMDemodGUI()
 {
     m_deviceAPI->removeChannelInstance(this);
-	m_deviceAPI->removeThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
-	delete m_threadedChannelizer;
-	delete m_channelizer;
+//	m_deviceAPI->removeThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
+//	delete m_threadedChannelizer;
+//	delete m_channelizer;
 	delete m_bfmDemod;
 	//delete m_channelMarker;
 	delete ui;
@@ -456,9 +486,14 @@ void BFMDemodGUI::applySettings(bool force)
 	{
 	    setTitleColor(m_channelMarker.getColor());
 
-		m_channelizer->configure(m_channelizer->getInputMessageQueue(),
-			requiredBW(m_rfBW[ui->rfBW->value()]), // TODO: this is where requested sample rate is specified
-			m_channelMarker.getCenterFrequency());
+	    BFMDemod::MsgConfigureChannelizer *message = BFMDemod::MsgConfigureChannelizer::create(
+	            requiredBW(m_rfBW[ui->rfBW->value()]),
+	            m_channelMarker.getCenterFrequency());
+	    m_bfmDemod->getInputMessageQueue()->push(message);
+
+//		m_channelizer->configure(m_channelizer->getInputMessageQueue(),
+//			requiredBW(m_rfBW[ui->rfBW->value()]), // TODO: this is where requested sample rate is specified
+//			m_channelMarker.getCenterFrequency());
 
 		ui->deltaFrequency->setValue(m_channelMarker.getCenterFrequency());
 
@@ -541,13 +576,6 @@ void BFMDemodGUI::tick()
 	//qDebug() << "Pilot lock: " << m_bfmDemod->getPilotLock() << ":" << m_bfmDemod->getPilotLevel(); TODO: update a GUI item with status
 }
 
-void BFMDemodGUI::channelSampleRateChanged()
-{
-	m_rate = m_bfmDemod->getSampleRate();
-	ui->glSpectrum->setCenterFrequency(m_rate / 4);
-	ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(m_rate / 2);
-}
-
 void BFMDemodGUI::rdsUpdateFixedFields()
 {
 	ui->g00Label->setText(m_bfmDemod->getRDSParser().rds_group_acronym_tags[0].c_str());
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.h
index 11c623f53..611a1af6f 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmdemodgui.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
 	void channelMarkerChanged();
-	void channelSampleRateChanged();
 	void on_deltaFrequency_changed(qint64 value);
 	void on_rfBW_valueChanged(int value);
 	void on_afBW_valueChanged(int value);
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ private slots:
 	void on_g14AltFrequencies_activated(int index);
 	void onWidgetRolled(QWidget* widget, bool rollDown);
     void onMenuDialogCalled(const QPoint& p);
+    void handleInputMessages();
 	void tick();
 
 private:
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ private:
 	bool m_doApplySettings;
 	int m_rdsTimerCount;
 
-	ThreadedBasebandSampleSink* m_threadedChannelizer;
-	DownChannelizer* m_channelizer;
+//	ThreadedBasebandSampleSink* m_threadedChannelizer;
+//	DownChannelizer* m_channelizer;
 	SpectrumVis* m_spectrumVis;
 
 	BFMDemod* m_bfmDemod;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmplugin.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmplugin.cpp
index 153984c0c..9aee0f780 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodbfm/bfmplugin.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 const PluginDescriptor BFMPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
 	QString("Broadcast FM Demodulator"),
-	QString("3.6.1"),
+	QString("3.7.3"),
 	QString("(c) Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB"),
 	QString("https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel"),
 	true,