diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/etc/rdsContainer.xml b/campcaster/src/modules/core/etc/rdsContainer.xml
index ac4d45d26..5a9023024 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/etc/rdsContainer.xml
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/etc/rdsContainer.xml
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@
 
 <rdsContainer>
     <rdsItem    key="PS"    value="BBC Four"    enabled="1" />
+    <rdsItem    key="RT"    value="C. Monster - Monsterpiece Theater"
+                                                            enabled="1" />
+    <rdsItem    key="RT"    value="Acme Birdseed for the discerning coyote"
+                                                            enabled="0" />
 </rdsContainer>
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
index 7cbee8a87..5d9f622ce 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
@@ -271,6 +271,20 @@ class OptionsContainer
         getRdsEnabled(Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref  key)
                                                 throw (std::invalid_argument);
         
+        /**
+         *  Get a string containing all the RDS values.
+         *  This string can be sent to the RDS encoder.
+         *
+         *  @return     a string which can be sent to the RDS encoder;
+         *              a 0 pointer if no RDS options have been defined.
+         */
+        Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref
+        getCompleteRdsString(void)                                  throw ()
+        {
+            return rdsContainer ? rdsContainer->toString()
+                                : Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref();
+        }
+
         /**
          *  Save the options to a file.
          *
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsContainer.h b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsContainer.h
index 772c50e10..3c82678f9 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsContainer.h
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsContainer.h
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ class RdsContainer : public Configurable
         getRdsEnabled(Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref  key)
                                                 throw (std::invalid_argument);
 
+        /**
+         *  Convert the object to a string.
+         *
+         *  @return a string which can be sent to the RDS encoder.
+         */
+        Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref
+        toString(void)                                              throw ();
+
         /**
          *  Convert the object to XML.
          *
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsItem.h b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsItem.h
index ed707e6a5..5587bbcbc 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsItem.h
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/RdsItem.h
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ class RdsItem : public Configurable
             touched = true;
         }
 
+        /**
+         *  Convert the object to a string.
+         *
+         *  @return a string which can be sent to the RDS encoder.
+         */
+        Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref
+        toString(void)                                              throw ();
+
         /**
          *  Convert the object to XML.
          *
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainer.cxx b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainer.cxx
index 7ad9e429a..68e8186a8 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainer.cxx
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainer.cxx
@@ -155,6 +155,24 @@ RdsContainer :: getRdsEnabled(Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref  key)
 }
 
 
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Convert the object to a string.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref
+RdsContainer :: toString(void)                                      throw ()
+{
+    Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref     rdsString(new Glib::ustring);
+    
+    RdsItemListType::const_iterator     it;
+    for(it = rdsItemList.begin(); it != rdsItemList.end(); ++it) {
+        Ptr<RdsItem>::Ref               rdsItem = *it;
+        rdsString->append(*rdsItem->toString());
+    }
+    
+    return rdsString;
+}
+
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  Convert the object to XML.
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.cxx b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.cxx
index f3a48412c..5359f0dfa 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.cxx
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.cxx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "RdsContainerTest.h"
 
@@ -133,3 +134,17 @@ RdsContainerTest :: firstTest(void)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(enabled);
 }
 
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Test the toString() method.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
+RdsContainerTest :: toStringTest(void)
+                                                throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception)
+{
+    Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref   string = rdsContainer->toString();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(*string == "PS=BBC Four\n"
+                              "RT=C. Monster - Monsterpiece Theater\n");    
+}
+
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.h b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.h
index 136c885ca..a120698ca 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.h
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsContainerTest.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class RdsContainerTest : public BaseTestMethod
 {
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(RdsContainerTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(firstTest);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(toStringTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
     private:
@@ -91,6 +92,14 @@ class RdsContainerTest : public BaseTestMethod
         void
         firstTest(void)                         throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception);
 
+        /**
+         *  Test the toString() method.
+         *
+         *  @exception CPPUNIT_NS::Exception on test failures.
+         */
+        void
+        toStringTest(void)                      throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception);
+
 
     public:
         
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsItem.cxx b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsItem.cxx
index 9dd0331af..192435e38 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsItem.cxx
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/core/src/RdsItem.cxx
@@ -122,6 +122,25 @@ RdsItem :: configure(const xmlpp::Element & element)
 }
 
 
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Convert the object to a string.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref
+RdsItem :: toString(void)                                           throw ()
+{
+    Ptr<Glib::ustring>::Ref     rdsString(new Glib::ustring);
+    
+    if (enabled) {
+        rdsString->append(*key);
+        rdsString->append("=");
+        rdsString->append(*value);
+        rdsString->append("\n");
+    }
+    
+    return rdsString;
+}
+
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  Convert the object to XML.
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/