diff --git a/autoradio-site.cfg b/autoradio-site.cfg
index f405fde..7385d1f 100644
--- a/autoradio-site.cfg
+++ b/autoradio-site.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ minelab=180
 # to adjust the programming you have to make changes minsched minutes before
 minsched=5
 
-locale="it_IT.UTF-8"
+locale="C.UTF-8"
 
 user     = autoradio
 group    = autoradio
diff --git a/autoradio.cfg b/autoradio.cfg
index 05b0d36..70a1693 100644
--- a/autoradio.cfg
+++ b/autoradio.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ minelab=180
 # to adjust the programming you have to make changes minsched minutes before
 minsched=5
 
-locale="it_IT.UTF-8"
+locale="C.UTF-8"
 
 #user     = pat1
 #group    = pat1
diff --git a/autoradio/__init__.py b/autoradio/__init__.py
index 61b166e..3935908 100644
--- a/autoradio/__init__.py
+++ b/autoradio/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-_version_="3.0"
+_version_="3.1"
diff --git a/autoradio/daemon.py b/autoradio/daemon.py
index 07b0a1e..612d567 100644
--- a/autoradio/daemon.py
+++ b/autoradio/daemon.py
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ def openstreams(self):
 		in the constructor.
 		"""
 		si = open(self.options.stdin, "r")
-		so = open(self.options.stdout, "a+")
-		se = open(self.options.stderr, "a+", 0)
+		so = open(self.options.stdout, "ab+")
+		se = open(self.options.stderr, "ab+", 0)
 		os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
 		os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
 		os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def start(self):
 	
 		# Write pid file (will belong to the new user)
 		if self.options.pidfile is not None:
-			open(self.options.pidfile, "wb").write(str(os.getpid()))
+			open(self.options.pidfile, "w").write(str(os.getpid()))
 
 		# Reopen file descriptors on SIGHUP
 		signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.handlesighup)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def stop(self):
 		if self.options.pidfile is None:
 			sys.exit("no pidfile specified")
 		try:
-			pidfile = open(self.options.pidfile, "rb")
+			pidfile = open(self.options.pidfile, "r")
 		except IOError as exc:
 			sys.exit("can't open pidfile %s: %s" % (self.options.pidfile, str(exc)))
 		data = pidfile.read()
diff --git a/autoradiod b/autoradiod
index e399b65..7119da7 100755
--- a/autoradiod
+++ b/autoradiod
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def main():
 
     import logging,os,sys,errno,signal,logging.handlers
     import subprocess
-    import thread
+    try:
+        import thread
+    except:
+        import _thread as thread
     import datetime
     import time as timesleep
     #from threading import *
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ def main():
               type=schedule.type
               emission_done=schedule.emission_done
 
-              if ( emission_done <> None ):
+              if ( emission_done != None ):
                   if ( type == "program" ):
                       #la trasmissione ha una schedula con un'unica emissione prevista
                       logging.debug( " %s %s %s schedula already done; ignore it !",type,scheduledatetime,emission_done)