diff --git a/csdr/chain/digiham.py b/csdr/chain/digiham.py
index fa52ead..5979529 100644
--- a/csdr/chain/digiham.py
+++ b/csdr/chain/digiham.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-from csdr.chain.demodulator import BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedAudioRateChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain
-from pycsdr.modules import FmDemod, Agc, Writer
+from csdr.chain.demodulator import BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedAudioRateChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain, DialFrequencyReceiver
+from pycsdr.modules import FmDemod, Agc, Writer, Buffer
 from pycsdr.types import Format
 from digiham.modules import DstarDecoder, DcBlock, FskDemodulator, GfskDemodulator, DigitalVoiceFilter, MbeSynthesizer, NarrowRrcFilter, NxdnDecoder, DmrDecoder, WideRrcFilter, YsfDecoder
 from digiham.ambe import Modes
+from owrx.meta import MetaParser
 
 
-class DigihamChain(BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain, FixedAudioRateChain):
+class DigihamChain(BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain, FixedAudioRateChain, DialFrequencyReceiver):
     def __init__(self, fskDemodulator, decoder, mbeMode, filter=None, codecserver: str = ""):
         self.decoder = decoder
         if codecserver is None:
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class DigihamChain(BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain, FixedAudioRateC
             DigitalVoiceFilter(),
             agc
         ]
+        self.metaParser = None
         super().__init__(workers)
 
     def getFixedIfSampleRate(self):
@@ -32,11 +34,26 @@ class DigihamChain(BaseDemodulatorChain, FixedIfSampleRateChain, FixedAudioRateC
         return 8000
 
     def setMetaWriter(self, writer: Writer):
-        self.decoder.setMetaWriter(writer)
+        if self.metaParser is None:
+            self.metaParser = MetaParser()
+            buffer = Buffer(Format.CHAR)
+            self.decoder.setMetaWriter(buffer)
+            self.metaParser.setReader(buffer.getReader())
+        self.metaParser.setWriter(writer)
 
     def supportsSquelch(self):
         return False
 
+    def setDialFrequency(self, frequency: int) -> None:
+        if self.metaParser is None:
+            return
+        self.metaParser.setDialFrequency(frequency)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if self.metaParser is not None:
+            self.metaParser.stop()
+        super().stop()
+
 
 class Dstar(DigihamChain):
     def __init__(self, codecserver: str = ""):
diff --git a/owrx/connection.py b/owrx/connection.py
index 62771e5..1a58ea6 100644
--- a/owrx/connection.py
+++ b/owrx/connection.py
@@ -420,7 +420,12 @@ class OpenWebRxReceiverClient(OpenWebRxClient, SdrSourceEventClient):
         self.send({"type": "features", "value": features})
 
     def write_metadata(self, metadata):
-        self.send({"type": "metadata", "value": metadata})
+        io = BytesIO(metadata.tobytes())
+        try:
+            while True:
+                self.send({"type": "metadata", "value": pickle.load(io)})
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
 
     def write_dial_frequencies(self, frequencies):
         self.send({"type": "dial_frequencies", "value": frequencies})
diff --git a/owrx/dsp.py b/owrx/dsp.py
index 6b04a27..2afb012 100644
--- a/owrx/dsp.py
+++ b/owrx/dsp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from owrx.meta import MetaParser
 from owrx.wsjt import WsjtParser
 from owrx.js8 import Js8Parser
 from owrx.source import SdrSourceEventClient, SdrSourceState, SdrClientClass
@@ -192,6 +191,8 @@ class ClientDemodulatorChain(Chain):
         if self.centerFrequency is None or self.frequencyOffset is None:
             return
         dialFrequency = self.centerFrequency + self.frequencyOffset
+        if isinstance(self.demodulator, DialFrequencyReceiver):
+            self.demodulator.setDialFrequency(dialFrequency)
         if isinstance(self.secondaryDemodulator, DialFrequencyReceiver):
             self.secondaryDemodulator.setDialFrequency(dialFrequency)
 
@@ -286,9 +287,6 @@ class DspManager(Output, SdrSourceEventClient):
     def __init__(self, handler, sdrSource):
         self.handler = handler
         self.sdrSource = sdrSource
-        self.parsers = {
-            "meta": MetaParser(self.handler),
-        }
 
         self.props = PropertyStack()
 
@@ -527,9 +525,8 @@ class DspManager(Output, SdrSourceEventClient):
             "smeter": self.handler.write_s_meter_level,
             "secondary_fft": self.handler.write_secondary_fft,
             "secondary_demod": self.handler.write_secondary_demod,
+            "meta": self.handler.write_metadata,
         }
-        for demod, parser in self.parsers.items():
-            writers[demod] = parser.parse
 
         write = writers[t]
 
diff --git a/owrx/meta.py b/owrx/meta.py
index b995910..121b4e3 100644
--- a/owrx/meta.py
+++ b/owrx/meta.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-from owrx.config import Config
-from urllib import request
 import json
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import logging
 import threading
-from owrx.map import Map, LatLngLocation
-from owrx.aprs import AprsParser, AprsLocation
+import pickle
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from urllib import request
+
+from pycsdr.types import Format
+
+from csdr.module import ThreadModule
+from owrx.aprs import AprsParser, AprsLocation
+from owrx.config import Config
+from owrx.map import Map, LatLngLocation
+from owrx.bands import Bandplan
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -158,9 +164,8 @@ class DStarEnricher(Enricher):
         return meta
 
 
-class MetaParser:
-    def __init__(self, handler):
-        self.handler = handler
+class MetaParser(ThreadModule):
+    def __init__(self):
         self.enrichers = {
             "DMR": RadioIDEnricher("dmr", self),
             "YSF": YsfMetaEnricher(self),
@@ -168,6 +173,23 @@ class MetaParser:
             "NXDN": RadioIDEnricher("nxdn", self),
         }
         self.currentMetaData = None
+        self.band = None
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def getInputFormat(self) -> Format:
+        return Format.CHAR
+
+    def getOutputFormat(self) -> Format:
+        return Format.CHAR
+
+    def run(self):
+        while self.doRun:
+            data = self.reader.read()
+            if data is None:
+                self.doRun = False
+            else:
+                for result in self.parse(data):
+                    self.writer.write(pickle.dumps(result))
 
     def parse(self, raw: memoryview):
         try:
@@ -185,10 +207,16 @@ class MetaParser:
                 protocol = meta["protocol"]
                 if protocol in self.enrichers:
                     self.currentMetaData = meta = self.enrichers[protocol].enrich(meta, self.receive)
-            self.handler.write_metadata(meta)
+            yield meta
 
     def receive(self, meta):
         # we may have moved on in the meantime
         if meta is not self.currentMetaData:
             return
-        self.handler.write_metadata(meta)
+        self.writer.write(pickle.dumps(meta))
+
+    def setDialFrequency(self, freq):
+        self.band = Bandplan.getSharedInstance().findBand(freq)
+
+    def getBand(self):
+        return self.band