diff --git a/internal/rds/rds.go b/internal/rds/rds.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb680be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rds/rds.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package rds
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+// Decoder performs a simple RDS baseband decode (BPSK, 1187.5 bps).
+type Decoder struct {
+	lastPS string
+	lastPI uint16
+}
+
+type Result struct {
+	PI uint16 `json:"pi"`
+	PS string `json:"ps"`
+}
+
+// Decode takes baseband samples at ~2400 Hz and attempts to extract PI/PS.
+func (d *Decoder) Decode(base []float32, sampleRate int) Result {
+	if len(base) == 0 || sampleRate <= 0 {
+		return Result{}
+	}
+	// crude clock: 1187.5 bps
+	baud := 1187.5
+	spb := float64(sampleRate) / baud
+	// carrier recovery simplified: assume baseband already mixed
+	bits := make([]int, 0, int(float64(len(base))/spb))
+	phase := 0.0
+	for i := 0; i < len(base); i++ {
+		phase += 1.0
+		if phase >= spb {
+			phase -= spb
+			// slice decision
+			v := base[i]
+			if v >= 0 {
+				bits = append(bits, 1)
+			} else {
+				bits = append(bits, 0)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// parse groups (very naive): look for 16-bit blocks and decode group type 0A for PS
+	// This is a placeholder: real RDS needs CRC and block sync.
+	if len(bits) < 104 {
+		return Result{PI: d.lastPI, PS: d.lastPS}
+	}
+	// best effort: just map first 16 bits to PI and next 8 chars from consecutive bytes
+	pi := bitsToU16(bits[0:16])
+	ps := decodePS(bits)
+	if pi != 0 {
+		d.lastPI = pi
+	}
+	if ps != "" {
+		d.lastPS = ps
+	}
+	return Result{PI: d.lastPI, PS: d.lastPS}
+}
+
+func bitsToU16(bits []int) uint16 {
+	var v uint16
+	for _, b := range bits {
+		v = (v << 1) | uint16(b&1)
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+func decodePS(bits []int) string {
+	// naive: take next 64 bits as 8 ASCII chars
+	if len(bits) < 16+64 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	start := 16
+	out := make([]rune, 0, 8)
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		var c byte
+		for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
+			c = (c << 1) | byte(bits[start+i*8+j]&1)
+		}
+		if c < 32 || c > 126 {
+			c = ' '
+		}
+		out = append(out, rune(c))
+	}
+	// trim
+	for len(out) > 0 && out[len(out)-1] == ' ' {
+		out = out[:len(out)-1]
+	}
+	return string(out)
+}
+
+// BPSKCostas returns a simple carrier-locked version of baseband (placeholder).
+func BPSKCostas(in []float32) []float32 {
+	out := make([]float32, len(in))
+	var phase float64
+	for i, v := range in {
+		phase += 0.0001 * float64(v) * math.Sin(phase)
+		out[i] = float32(float64(v) * math.Cos(phase))
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/recorder/demod.go b/internal/recorder/demod.go
index 190e398..7d5dd46 100644
--- a/internal/recorder/demod.go
+++ b/internal/recorder/demod.go
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ func (m *Manager) demodAndWrite(dir string, ev detector.Event, iq []complex64, f
 			_ = writeWAV(rdsPath, rds, 2400, 1)
 			files["rds_baseband"] = "rds.wav"
 			files["rds_sample_rate"] = 2400
+			// naive decode
+			dec := rdsdecoder{}
+			res := dec.Decode(rds, 2400)
+			if res.PI != 0 {
+				files["rds_pi"] = res.PI
+			}
+			if res.PS != "" {
+				files["rds_ps"] = res.PS
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/recorder/rds.go b/internal/recorder/rds.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dd6851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/recorder/rds.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package recorder
+
+import "sdr-visual-suite/internal/rds"
+
+type rdsdecoder struct{ rds.Decoder }