diff --git a/MMS24-25.c b/MMS24-25.c
index 0fef081..e459a0f 100644
--- a/MMS24-25.c
+++ b/MMS24-25.c
@@ -182,3 +182,21 @@ int readDoubleArray(char *pcInName, double **ppdIn) {
 
     return i;
 }
+
+MMSignal *createSignal() {
+    MMSignal *signal = NULL;
+    signal = (MMSignal*) malloc(sizeof(MMSignal));
+
+    if (signal == NULL)
+        _error("createSignal: Failed to allocate memory for signal\n");
+
+    signal->pdValues = NULL;
+    signal->iNumValues = 0;
+    signal->dArea = 0;
+    signal->dMean = 0;
+    signal->dStdDev = 0;
+    signal->dMedian = 0;
+    signal->pexExtrema = NULL;
+
+    return signal;
+}