diff --git a/openrtx/include/core/utils.h b/openrtx/include/core/utils.h
index 98f975c3..de6f4965 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/core/utils.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/core/utils.h
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ uint8_t interpCalParameter(const freq_t freq, const freq_t *calPoints,
  */
 uint32_t bcdToBin(uint32_t bcd);
 
+/**
+ * Given a string containing a number expressed in decimal notation, remove all
+ * the unnecessary trailing zeroes. I.e. the string "123.4560000" will be trimmed
+ * down to "123.456". This function requires that the input string has at least
+ * one decimal point and proceeds stripping the zeroes from the end to the beginning.
+ *
+ * @param str: string to be processed.
+ */
+void stripTrailingZeroes(char *str);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/utils.c b/openrtx/src/core/utils.c
index a7974170..a3eb14d2 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/utils.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/utils.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *   along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>   *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include <utils.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
@@ -63,3 +64,15 @@ uint32_t bcdToBin(uint32_t bcd)
            ((bcd >> 4) & 0x0F)  * 10 +
            (bcd & 0x0F);
 }
+
+void stripTrailingZeroes(char *str)
+{
+    for(size_t i = strlen(str); i > 2; i--)
+    {
+        if((str[i - 1] != '0') || (str[i - 2] == '.'))
+        {
+            str[i] = '\0';
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
index e2b349f9..94694c04 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/voicePromptUtils.c
@@ -60,20 +60,6 @@ static void addSilenceIfNeeded(const vpQueueFlags_t flags)
     vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_SILENCE);
 }
 
-static void removeUnnecessaryZerosFromVoicePrompts(char* str)
-{
-    const int NUM_DECIMAL_PLACES = 1;
-    int len                      = strlen(str);
-    for (int i = len; i > 2; i--)
-    {
-        if ((str[i - 1] != '0') || (str[i - (NUM_DECIMAL_PLACES + 1)] == '.'))
-        {
-            str[i] = '\0';
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 
 
 void vp_announceChannelName(const channel_t* channel,
@@ -106,11 +92,11 @@ void vp_queueFrequency(const freq_t freq)
 {
     char buffer[16];
     int MHz = (freq / 1000000);
-    int kHz = ((freq % 1000000) / 10);
+    int kHz = ((freq % 1000000) / 100);
 
     snprintf(buffer, 16, "%d.%05d", MHz, kHz);
 
-    removeUnnecessaryZerosFromVoicePrompts(buffer);
+    stripTrailingZeroes(buffer);
 
     vp_queueString(buffer, vpAnnounceCommonSymbols);
     vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_MEGAHERTZ);
@@ -191,7 +177,7 @@ void vp_announcePower(const uint32_t power, const vpQueueFlags_t flags)
     // Compute x.y format avoiding to pull in floating point math.
     // Remember that power is expressed in mW!
     char buffer[16] = "\0";
-    snprintf(buffer, 16, "%d.%d", (power / 1000), (power % 1000) / 100);
+    snprintf(buffer, 16, "%lu.%lu", (power / 1000), (power % 1000) / 100);
 
     vp_queueString(buffer, vpAnnounceCommonSymbols);
     vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_WATTS);
@@ -705,7 +691,7 @@ void vp_announceGPSInfo(vpGPSInfoFlags_t gpsInfoFlags)
     {
         // lat/long
         snprintf(buffer, 16, "%8.6f", state.gps_data.latitude);
-        removeUnnecessaryZerosFromVoicePrompts(buffer);
+        stripTrailingZeroes(buffer);
         vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_LATITUDE);
         vp_queueString(buffer, vpAnnounceCommonSymbols);
         vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_NORTH);
@@ -717,7 +703,7 @@ void vp_announceGPSInfo(vpGPSInfoFlags_t gpsInfoFlags)
         voicePrompt_t direction = (longitude < 0) ? PROMPT_WEST : PROMPT_EAST;
         longitude               = (longitude < 0) ? -longitude : longitude;
         snprintf(buffer, 16, "%8.6f", longitude);
-        removeUnnecessaryZerosFromVoicePrompts(buffer);
+        stripTrailingZeroes(buffer);
 
         vp_queuePrompt(PROMPT_LONGITUDE);
         vp_queueString(buffer, vpAnnounceCommonSymbols);