diff --git a/lib/decoding/control_channels_decoder_impl.cc b/lib/decoding/control_channels_decoder_impl.cc
index e9d1146..de1dc02 100644
--- a/lib/decoding/control_channels_decoder_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/decoding/control_channels_decoder_impl.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     }
 
     /*
-     * The private constructor
+     * Constructor
      */
     control_channels_decoder_impl::control_channels_decoder_impl()
       : gr::block("control_channels_decoder",
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@
             j = 2 * ((49 * k) % 57) + ((k % 8) / 4);
             interleave_trans[k] = B * 114 + j; //114=57 + 57
         }
-
+        
+        //initialize decoder
         FC_init(&fc_ctx, 40, 184);
+        
+        //setup input/output ports
         message_port_register_in(pmt::mp("bursts"));
         set_msg_handler(pmt::mp("bursts"), boost::bind(&control_channels_decoder_impl::decode, this, _1));
         message_port_register_out(pmt::mp("msgs"));
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Our virtual destructor.
-     */
     control_channels_decoder_impl::~control_channels_decoder_impl()
     {
     }
@@ -131,8 +131,18 @@
 
            //send message with header of the first burst
             pmt::pmt_t header_blob = pmt::car(d_bursts[0]);
-            pmt::pmt_t msg_binary_blob = pmt::make_blob(outmsg,23);
-            pmt::pmt_t msg_out = pmt::cons(header_blob, msg_binary_blob);
+            gsmtap_hdr * header = (gsmtap_hdr *)pmt::blob_data(header_blob);
+            header->type = GSMTAP_TYPE_UM;
+            header->sub_type = GSMTAP_CHANNEL_BCCH;
+            int8_t * header_content = (int8_t *)pmt::blob_data(header_blob);
+
+            int8_t header_plus_data[16+23];
+            memcpy(header_plus_data, header_content, 16);
+            memcpy(header_plus_data+16, outmsg, 23);
+            
+            pmt::pmt_t msg_binary_blob = pmt::make_blob(header_plus_data,23+16);
+            pmt::pmt_t msg_out = pmt::cons(pmt::PMT_NIL, msg_binary_blob);
+            
             message_port_pub(pmt::mp("msgs"), msg_out);
         }
         return;
diff --git a/lib/misc_utils/message_printer_impl.cc b/lib/misc_utils/message_printer_impl.cc
index 36bd964..0e55233 100644
--- a/lib/misc_utils/message_printer_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/misc_utils/message_printer_impl.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
 #include "message_printer_impl.h"
+#include "gsm/gsmtap.h"
 
 namespace gr {
   namespace gsm {
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@
         size_t message_len=pmt::blob_length(message);
 
 //        pmt::pmt_t header_blob = pmt::car(msg);
-//        gsmtap_hdr * header = (gsmtap_hdr *)pmt::blob_data(header_blob);
-
-        for(int ii=0; ii<message_len; ii++)
+        gsmtap_hdr * header = (gsmtap_hdr *)message_elements;
+        
+        for(int ii=(header->hdr_len*4); ii<message_len; ii++)
         {
             printf(" %02x", message_elements[ii]);
         }
diff --git a/lib/receiver/receiver_impl.cc b/lib/receiver/receiver_impl.cc
index 0917f1e..59a325d 100644
--- a/lib/receiver/receiver_impl.cc
+++ b/lib/receiver/receiver_impl.cc
@@ -758,11 +758,10 @@
 
 void receiver_impl::send_burst(burst_counter burst_nr, const unsigned char * burst_binary, burst_type b_type)
 {
-
     boost::scoped_ptr<gsmtap_hdr> tap_header(new gsmtap_hdr());
 
     tap_header->version = GSMTAP_VERSION;
-    tap_header->hdr_len = BURST_SIZE/4;
+    tap_header->hdr_len = sizeof(gsmtap_hdr)/4;
     tap_header->type = GSMTAP_TYPE_UM_BURST;
     tap_header->timeslot = static_cast<uint8_t>(d_burst_nr.get_timeslot_nr());
     tap_header->frame_number = d_burst_nr.get_frame_nr();