diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
index e843727a3..3ed5d35b0 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
@@ -88,18 +88,16 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowWhen extends Zend_Form_SubForm
     }
 
     public function checkReliantFields($formData, $startDateModified) {
-
         $valid = true;
 
-        $now_timestamp = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
-        $start_timestamp = $formData['add_show_start_date']." ".$formData['add_show_start_time'];
-
-        $now_epoch = strtotime($now_timestamp);
-        $start_epoch = strtotime($start_timestamp);
-
+        $start_time = $formData['add_show_start_date']." ".$formData['add_show_start_time'];
+        
+        //DateTime stores $start_time in the current timezone
+        $nowDateTime = new DateTime();
+        $showStartDateTime = new DateTime($start_time);
 
 		if ((($formData['add_show_id'] != -1) && $startDateModified) || ($formData['add_show_id'] == -1)){
-	        if($start_epoch < $now_epoch) {
+	        if($showStartDateTime->getTimestamp() < $nowDateTime->getTimestamp()) {
 	            $this->getElement('add_show_start_time')->setErrors(array('Cannot create show in the past'));
 	            $valid = false;
 	        }
@@ -118,6 +116,5 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowWhen extends Zend_Form_SubForm
 
         return $valid;
     }
-
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
index 1311b837a..c9c714015 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
@@ -724,27 +724,26 @@ class Show {
      */
     public static function create($data)
     {
-        $con = Propel::getConnection(CcShowPeer::DATABASE_NAME);
-
-        $sql = "SELECT EXTRACT(DOW FROM TIMESTAMP '{$data['add_show_start_date']} {$data['add_show_start_time']}')";
-        $r = $con->query($sql);
-        $startDow = $r->fetchColumn(0);
-
+	
+		$utcStartDateTime = new DateTime($data['add_show_start_date']." ".$data['add_show_start_time']);
+		$utcStartDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+	
         if ($data['add_show_no_end']) {
-            $endDate = NULL;
+            $endDateTime = NULL;
         }
         else if ($data['add_show_repeats']) {
-            $sql = "SELECT date '{$data['add_show_end_date']}' + INTERVAL '1 day' ";
-            $r = $con->query($sql);
-            $endDate = $r->fetchColumn(0);
+            $endDateTime = new DateTime($data['add_show_end_date']);
+			$endDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            $endDateTime->add(new DateInterval("P1D"));
         }
         else {
-            $sql = "SELECT date '{$data['add_show_start_date']}' + INTERVAL '1 day' ";
-            $r = $con->query($sql);
-            $endDate = $r->fetchColumn(0);
+            $endDateTime = new DateTime($data['add_show_start_date']);
+			$endDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            $endDateTime->add(new DateInterval("P1D"));
         }
 
         //only want the day of the week from the start date.
+		$startDow = date("w", $utcStartDateTime->getTimestamp());
         if (!$data['add_show_repeats']) {
             $data['add_show_day_check'] = array($startDow);
         } else if ($data['add_show_repeats'] && $data['add_show_day_check'] == "") {
@@ -768,12 +767,12 @@ class Show {
         $ccShow->save();
 
         $showId = $ccShow->getDbId();
-        $show = new Show($showId);
 
         $isRecorded = ($data['add_show_record']) ? 1 : 0;
 
         if ($data['add_show_id'] != -1){
-            $show->deletePossiblyInvalidInstances($data, $endDate, $isRecorded, $repeatType);
+			$show = new Show($showId);
+            $show->deletePossiblyInvalidInstances($data, $endDateTime->format("Y-m-d"), $isRecorded, $repeatType);
         }
 
         //check if we are adding or updating a show, and if updating
@@ -785,37 +784,30 @@ class Show {
         //don't set day for monthly repeat type, it's invalid.
         if ($data['add_show_repeats'] && $data['add_show_repeat_type'] == 2){
             $showDay = new CcShowDays();
-            $showDay->setDbFirstShow($data['add_show_start_date']);
-            $showDay->setDbLastShow($endDate);
-            $showDay->setDbStartTime($data['add_show_start_time']);
+            $showDay->setDbFirstShow($utcStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d"));
+            $showDay->setDbLastShow($endDateTime->format("Y-m-d"));
+            $showDay->setDbStartTime($utcStartDateTime->format("H:i:s"));
             $showDay->setDbDuration($data['add_show_duration']);
             $showDay->setDbRepeatType($repeatType);
             $showDay->setDbShowId($showId);
             $showDay->setDbRecord($isRecorded);
             $showDay->save();
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             foreach ($data['add_show_day_check'] as $day) {
                 if ($startDow !== $day){
-
                     if ($startDow > $day)
                         $daysAdd = 6 - $startDow + 1 + $day;
                     else
                         $daysAdd = $day - $startDow;
-
-                    $sql = "SELECT date '{$data['add_show_start_date']}' + INTERVAL '{$daysAdd} day' ";
-                    $r = $con->query($sql);
-                    $start = $r->fetchColumn(0);
-                }
-                else {
-                    $start = $data['add_show_start_date'];
+                        
+                    $utcStartDateTime->add("P".$daysAdd."d");
                 }
 
-                if (strtotime($start) <= strtotime($endDate) || is_null($endDate)) {
+                if (is_null($endDateTime) || strtotime($utcStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d")) <= $endDateTime->getTimestamp()) {
                     $showDay = new CcShowDays();
-                    $showDay->setDbFirstShow($start);
-                    $showDay->setDbLastShow($endDate);
-                    $showDay->setDbStartTime($data['add_show_start_time']);
+                    $showDay->setDbFirstShow($utcStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d"));
+                    $showDay->setDbLastShow($endDateTime->format("Y-m-d"));
+                    $showDay->setDbStartTime($utcStartDateTime->format("H:i:s"));
                     $showDay->setDbDuration($data['add_show_duration']);
                     $showDay->setDbDay($day);
                     $showDay->setDbRepeatType($repeatType);
@@ -826,15 +818,11 @@ class Show {
             }
         }
 
-        $date = new DateHelper();
- 	 	$currentTimestamp = $date->getTimestamp();
-
         //check if we are adding or updating a show, and if updating
         //erase all the show's future show_rebroadcast information first.
         if (($data['add_show_id'] != -1) && $data['add_show_rebroadcast']){
             CcShowRebroadcastQuery::create()
                 ->filterByDbShowId($data['add_show_id'])
-                //->filterByDbStartTime($currentTimestamp, Criteria::GREATER_EQUAL)
                 ->delete();
         }
         //adding rows to cc_show_rebroadcast
@@ -852,6 +840,7 @@ class Show {
         else if ($isRecorded && $data['add_show_rebroadcast'] && ($repeatType == -1)){
             for ($i=1; $i<=10; $i++) {
                 if ($data['add_show_rebroadcast_date_absolute_'.$i]) {
+                    $con = Propel::getConnection(CcShowPeer::DATABASE_NAME);
                     $sql = "SELECT date '{$data['add_show_rebroadcast_date_absolute_'.$i]}' - date '{$data['add_show_start_date']}' ";
                     $r = $con->query($sql);
                     $offset_days = $r->fetchColumn(0);