diff --git a/src/broadcast_stage.rs b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
index c35216ea26..7ab9b21a56 100644
--- a/src/broadcast_stage.rs
+++ b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ use erasure;
 use log::Level;
 use packet::BlobRecycler;
 use result::{Error, Result};
+use service::Service;
 use std::mem;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::mpsc::RecvTimeoutError;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
-use std::thread::{Builder, JoinHandle};
+use std::thread::{self, Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use streamer::BlobReceiver;
 use window::{self, SharedWindow, WindowIndex, WINDOW_SIZE};
@@ -22,15 +23,15 @@ fn broadcast(
     broadcast_table: &[NodeInfo],
     window: &SharedWindow,
     recycler: &BlobRecycler,
-    r: &BlobReceiver,
+    receiver: &BlobReceiver,
     sock: &UdpSocket,
     transmit_index: &mut WindowIndex,
     receive_index: &mut u64,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let debug_id = node_info.debug_id();
     let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
-    let mut dq = r.recv_timeout(timer)?;
-    while let Ok(mut nq) = r.try_recv() {
+    let mut dq = receiver.recv_timeout(timer)?;
+    while let Ok(mut nq) = receiver.try_recv() {
         dq.append(&mut nq);
     }
 
@@ -119,55 +120,84 @@ fn broadcast(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Service to broadcast messages from the leader to layer 1 nodes.
-/// See `crdt` for network layer definitions.
-/// # Arguments
-/// * `sock` - Socket to send from.
-/// * `exit` - Boolean to signal system exit.
-/// * `crdt` - CRDT structure
-/// * `window` - Cache of blobs that we have broadcast
-/// * `recycler` - Blob recycler.
-/// * `r` - Receive channel for blobs to be retransmitted to all the layer 1 nodes.
-pub fn broadcaster(
-    sock: UdpSocket,
-    crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
-    window: SharedWindow,
-    entry_height: u64,
-    recycler: BlobRecycler,
-    r: BlobReceiver,
-) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-    Builder::new()
-        .name("solana-broadcaster".to_string())
-        .spawn(move || {
-            let mut transmit_index = WindowIndex {
-                data: entry_height,
-                coding: entry_height,
-            };
-            let mut receive_index = entry_height;
-            let me = crdt.read().unwrap().my_data().clone();
-            loop {
-                let broadcast_table = crdt.read().unwrap().compute_broadcast_table();
-                if let Err(e) = broadcast(
-                    &me,
-                    &broadcast_table,
-                    &window,
-                    &recycler,
-                    &r,
-                    &sock,
-                    &mut transmit_index,
-                    &mut receive_index,
-                ) {
-                    match e {
-                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
-                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
-                        Error::CrdtError(CrdtError::NoPeers) => (), // TODO: Why are the unit-tests throwing hundreds of these?
-                        _ => {
-                            inc_new_counter_info!("streamer-broadcaster-error", 1, 1);
-                            error!("broadcaster error: {:?}", e);
-                        }
+pub struct BroadcastStage {
+    thread_hdl: JoinHandle<()>,
+}
+
+impl BroadcastStage {
+    fn run(
+        sock: UdpSocket,
+        crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
+        window: SharedWindow,
+        entry_height: u64,
+        recycler: BlobRecycler,
+        receiver: BlobReceiver,
+    ) {
+        let mut transmit_index = WindowIndex {
+            data: entry_height,
+            coding: entry_height,
+        };
+        let mut receive_index = entry_height;
+        let me = crdt.read().unwrap().my_data().clone();
+        loop {
+            let broadcast_table = crdt.read().unwrap().compute_broadcast_table();
+            if let Err(e) = broadcast(
+                &me,
+                &broadcast_table,
+                &window,
+                &recycler,
+                &receiver,
+                &sock,
+                &mut transmit_index,
+                &mut receive_index,
+            ) {
+                match e {
+                    Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
+                    Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
+                    Error::CrdtError(CrdtError::NoPeers) => (), // TODO: Why are the unit-tests throwing hundreds of these?
+                    _ => {
+                        inc_new_counter_info!("streamer-broadcaster-error", 1, 1);
+                        error!("broadcaster error: {:?}", e);
                     }
                 }
             }
-        })
-        .unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Service to broadcast messages from the leader to layer 1 nodes.
+    /// See `crdt` for network layer definitions.
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `sock` - Socket to send from.
+    /// * `exit` - Boolean to signal system exit.
+    /// * `crdt` - CRDT structure
+    /// * `window` - Cache of blobs that we have broadcast
+    /// * `recycler` - Blob recycler.
+    /// * `receiver` - Receive channel for blobs to be retransmitted to all the layer 1 nodes.
+    pub fn new(
+        sock: UdpSocket,
+        crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
+        window: SharedWindow,
+        entry_height: u64,
+        recycler: BlobRecycler,
+        receiver: BlobReceiver,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let thread_hdl = Builder::new()
+            .name("solana-broadcaster".to_string())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                Self::run(sock, crdt, window, entry_height, recycler, receiver);
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        BroadcastStage { thread_hdl }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Service for BroadcastStage {
+    fn thread_hdls(self) -> Vec<JoinHandle<()>> {
+        vec![self.thread_hdl]
+    }
+
+    fn join(self) -> thread::Result<()> {
+        self.thread_hdl.join()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index f3ee1f4754..badb533c96 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! The `fullnode` module hosts all the fullnode microservices.
 
 use bank::Bank;
-use broadcast_stage;
+use broadcast_stage::BroadcastStage;
 use crdt::{Crdt, NodeInfo, TestNode};
 use entry::Entry;
 use ledger::read_ledger;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl FullNode {
         ).expect("Ncp::new");
         thread_hdls.extend(ncp.thread_hdls());
 
-        let t_broadcast = broadcast_stage::broadcaster(
+        let broadcast_stage = BroadcastStage::new(
             node.sockets.broadcast,
             crdt,
             window,
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl FullNode {
             blob_recycler.clone(),
             blob_receiver,
         );
-        thread_hdls.extend(vec![t_broadcast]);
+        thread_hdls.extend(broadcast_stage.thread_hdls());
 
         FullNode { exit, thread_hdls }
     }
diff --git a/src/retransmit_stage.rs b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
index 587cdc4459..1e770f8a30 100644
--- a/src/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::sync::mpsc::RecvTimeoutError;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
-use std::thread::Builder;
-use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
+use std::thread::{self, Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use streamer::BlobReceiver;
 use window::{self, SharedWindow};
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ fn retransmit(
 /// * `crdt` - This structure needs to be updated and populated by the bank and via gossip.
 /// * `recycler` - Blob recycler.
 /// * `r` - Receive channel for blobs to be retransmitted to all the layer 1 nodes.
-pub fn retransmitter(
+fn retransmitter(
     sock: UdpSocket,
     crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
     recycler: BlobRecycler,