diff --git a/application/forms/AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates.php b/application/forms/AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates.php
index 49824a355..7d173df2a 100644
--- a/application/forms/AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates.php
+++ b/application/forms/AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowAbsoluteRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
diff --git a/application/forms/AddShowRebroadcastDates.php b/application/forms/AddShowRebroadcastDates.php
index e1e390e2a..6cc86b134 100644
--- a/application/forms/AddShowRebroadcastDates.php
+++ b/application/forms/AddShowRebroadcastDates.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowRebroadcastDates extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'value'     => '',
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
-				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
diff --git a/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php b/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
index 295354c36..5795145dc 100644
--- a/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
+++ b/application/forms/AddShowWhen.php
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class Application_Form_AddShowWhen extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
 			'validators' => array(
 				'NotEmpty',
-        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm'))
+        		array('date', false, array('HH:mm')),
+                array('regex', false, array('/^[0-9:]+$/', 'messages' => 'Invalid character entered'))
     		) 
         ));
 
diff --git a/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js b/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
index 02d2847a9..d8ded66a6 100644
--- a/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
+++ b/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function startDpSelect(dateText, inst) {
 	date = new Date(time[0], time[1] - 1, time[2]);
 
 	$("#add_show_end_date").datepicker("option", "minDate", date);
+    $('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_absolute_date"]').datepicker("option", "minDate", date);
 }
 
 function endDpSelect(dateText, inst) {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ function setAddShowEvents() {
     });
 
     form.find('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_absolute_date"]').datepicker({
-		//minDate: new Date(),
+		minDate: new Date(),
 		dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd' 
 	});
     form.find('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_absolute_time"], input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_time"]').timepicker({