diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
index 4bd304a..9c74624 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
@@ -829,16 +829,15 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 		        + "' recipient_count='" + recipientList.size() + "'");
 		if (launchRecordId != null)
 		{
-			statusBf.append(" launch_record_id='" + launchRecordId + "'");
+			statusBf.append(" launch_record_id='" + launchRecordId + "'>");
 		}
-		statusBf.append(">\r\n");
-		statusBf.append("<current_time>" + System.currentTimeMillis() + "</current_time>\r\n");
+		statusBf.append("<current_time>" + System.currentTimeMillis() + "</current_time>");
 		if (serviceStartTime > 0) statusBf.append("<service_start_time>" + serviceStartTime
-				+ "</service_start_time>\r\n");
+				+ "</service_start_time>");
 		if (serviceEndTime > 0) statusBf.append("<service_end_time>" + serviceEndTime
-				+ "</service_end_time>\r\n");
+				+ "</service_end_time>");
 		statusBf.append("<state>" + state + "</state><state_change_time>" + changeStateTime
-		        + "</state_change_time>\r\n");
+		        + "</state_change_time>");
 		if (state == BroadcastState.PAUSED
 		        || state == BroadcastState.ABORTED)
 		{
@@ -846,7 +845,7 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 			{
 				// Escaping '&' and '<' in haltReason before enclosing it in <reason> tag
 				statusBf.append("<reason>" + Util.xmlEscape(haltReason)
-				        + "</reason>\r\n");
+				        + "</reason>");
 			}
 			if (stateErrorText != null)
 			{
@@ -860,8 +859,8 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 		        "' ready='" + getPendingJobCount() + "'");
 		statusBf.append(" active='" + getActiveJobCount() + "'");
 		statusBf.append("></job_summary>");
-		statusBf.append("\r\n" + additionalStatusXML() + "\r\n");
-		statusBf.append("</" + topLevelTag + ">\r\n");
+		statusBf.append(additionalStatusXML());
+		statusBf.append("</" + topLevelTag + ">");
 		String statusReport = statusBf.toString();
         return statusReport;
     }
@@ -1030,15 +1029,23 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 	                myLogger.error("Caught exception while waiting for a Service thread to terminate:" + e);
 	            }
 	        }
+	        waitForEndOfService();
 	        setState(BroadcastState.COMPLETED);
 		}
         destroyResources();
 		postback.wrapup();
 	    postback = null;
-	    //setState(BroadcastState.ALLDONE);
         myLogger.info("Broadcast " + getId() + " terminated");
     }
 	
+	/**
+	 * Derived class should wait for end of service before returning.
+	 * At this point all service threads have already ended.  If the derived
+	 * class has other threads still taking part in providing service, wait for
+	 * them to terminate.
+	 */
+	protected void waitForEndOfService() {}
+
 	/**
 	 * Derived class destroy resources needed for providing service
 	 */
@@ -1174,13 +1181,12 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 	 */
 	protected void postJobStatus(Job job, long rescheduleTimeMS)
 	{
-	    //logJobCount("Entering postJobStatus");
+        if (job.jobStatus == JobStatus.SUCCESS) successCount++;
         if (postback != null)
         {
            JobReport report = mkJobReport();
            report.initBase(job, broadcastId, launchRecordId, activityRecordIdParamName, jobReportRootNodeName);
            report.init(job);
-           if (job.jobStatus == JobStatus.SUCCESS) successCount++;
            postback.queueReport(report.toString());
         }
     
@@ -1299,17 +1305,9 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 
 	public PostbackThreadActionOnEmpty getPostbackThreadActionOnEmpty() {
 		//logJobCount("getPostbackThreadActionOnEmpty");
-		if (state==BroadcastState.CANCELED || state==BroadcastState.ALLDONE) return PostbackThreadActionOnEmpty.STOP;
+		if (state.isFinal) return PostbackThreadActionOnEmpty.STOP;
 		if (setState(BroadcastState.ALLDONE).stateChangeStatus == StateChangeStatus.SUCCESS) return PostbackThreadActionOnEmpty.CONTINUE;
 		return PostbackThreadActionOnEmpty.WAIT;
 	}
-	
-	public boolean postbackThreadsShouldStop() {
-		if (state==BroadcastState.CANCELED || state==BroadcastState.ALLDONE) return true;
-	    boolean shouldContinue = state==BroadcastState.COMPLETED && setState(BroadcastState.ALLDONE).stateChangeStatus == StateChangeStatus.SUCCESS;
-		return !shouldContinue;
-		//boolean doStop = setState(BroadcastState.ALLDONE).stateChangeStatus != StateChangeStatus.SUCCESS;
-		//return doStop;
-	}
-	
+
 }