diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index e70c047..c818eef 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         self.mode = "wbfm"
         self.gain = 40
         self.squelch = 0
-        self.sample_rate = ""
+        self.sample_rate = "200k"
         self.sample_rate_re = re.compile('(\d+\.?\d*k)')