diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
index 1a75f27e7..8ed12e0ed 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     'add_show_genre' => $show->getGenre(),
                     'add_show_description' => $show->getDescription()));
 
-        $startsDateTime = new DateTime($show->getStartDate()." ".$show->getStartTime(), new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
-        $endsDateTime = new DateTime($show->getEndDate()." ".$show->getEndTime(), new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
-
-        //$startsDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
-        //$endsDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+        $startsDateTime = new DateTime($show->getStartDate()." ".$show->getStartTime(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $endsDateTime = new DateTime($show->getEndDate()." ".$show->getEndTime(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        
+        $startsDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+        $endsDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
 
         $formWhen->populate(array('add_show_start_date' => $startsDateTime->format("Y-m-d"),
                                   'add_show_start_time' => $startsDateTime->format("H:i"),
@@ -595,12 +595,14 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $show = new Application_Model_Show($data['add_show_id']);
 
         $startDateModified = true;
- 	 	if ($data['add_show_id'] != -1 && !array_key_exists('add_show_start_date', $data)){
-     	 	//show is being updated and changing the start date was disabled, since the
-     	 	//array key does not exist. We need to repopulate this entry from the db.
-     	 	$data['add_show_start_date'] = $show->getStartDate();
-     	 	$startDateModified = false;
- 	 	}
+        if ($data['add_show_id'] != -1 && !array_key_exists('add_show_start_date', $data)){
+            //show is being updated and changing the start date was disabled, since the
+            //array key does not exist. We need to repopulate this entry from the db.
+            //The start date will be return in UTC time, so lets convert it to local time.
+            $dt = Application_Model_DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($show->getStartDate());
+            $data['add_show_start_date'] = $dt->format("Y-m-d");
+            $startDateModified = false;
+        }
 
         $data['add_show_hosts'] =  $this->_getParam('hosts');
         $data['add_show_day_check'] =  $this->_getParam('days');
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
index 1be148b2b..3dcff227c 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Show.php
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class Application_Model_Show {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the start date of the current show.
+     * Get the start date of the current show in UTC timezone.
      *
      * @return string
      *      The start date in the format YYYY-MM-DD
@@ -457,38 +457,49 @@ class Application_Model_Show {
         global $CC_DBC;
 
         $showId = $this->getId();
-        $sql = "SELECT first_show FROM cc_show_days"
+        $sql = "SELECT first_show, start_time, timezone FROM cc_show_days"
             ." WHERE show_id = $showId"
-            ." ORDER BY first_show";
+            ." ORDER BY first_show"
+            ." LIMIT 1";
 
-        $firstDate = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
+        $rows = $CC_DBC->GetAll($sql);
 
-        if (is_null($firstDate)){
+        if (count($rows) == 0){
             return "";
         } else {
-            return $firstDate;
+            $row = $rows[0];
+                        
+            $dt = new DateTime($row["first_show"]." ".$row["start_time"], new DateTimeZone($row["timezone"]));
+            $dt->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+            return $dt->format("Y-m-d");
         }
     }
-
+	
     /**
-     * Get the start time of the current show.
+     * Get the start time of the current show in UTC timezone.
      *
      * @return string
-     *      The start time in the format HH:MM:SS
+     *      The start time in the format HH:MM
      */
+
     public function getStartTime(){
         global $CC_DBC;
 
         $showId = $this->getId();
-        $sql = "SELECT start_time FROM cc_show_days"
-            ." WHERE show_id = $showId";
+        $sql = "SELECT first_show, start_time, timezone FROM cc_show_days"
+            ." WHERE show_id = $showId"
+            ." ORDER BY first_show"
+            ." LIMIT 1";
 
-        $startTime = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
+        $rows = $CC_DBC->GetAll($sql);
 
-        if (is_null($startTime)){
+        if (count($rows) == 0){
             return "";
         } else {
-            return $startTime;
+            $row = $rows[0];
+            $dt = new DateTime($row["first_show"]." ".$row["start_time"], new DateTimeZone($row["timezone"]));
+            $dt->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+            return $dt->format("H:i");
         }
     }
 
@@ -540,7 +551,7 @@ class Application_Model_Show {
      */
     public function isStartDateTimeInPast(){
         $date = new Application_Model_DateHelper;
-        $current_timestamp = $date->getTimestamp();
+        $current_timestamp = $date->getUtcTimestamp();
         return ($current_timestamp > ($this->getStartDate()." ".$this->getStartTime()));
     }
 
@@ -619,9 +630,9 @@ class Application_Model_Show {
         $sql .= "WHERE show_id = $p_data[add_show_id]";
         $CC_DBC->query($sql);
 
-        $oldStartDateTimeEpoch = strtotime($this->getStartDate()." ".$this->getStartTime());
-        $newStartDateTimeEpoch = strtotime($p_data['add_show_start_date']." ".$p_data['add_show_start_time']);
-        $diff = $newStartDateTimeEpoch - $oldStartDateTimeEpoch;
+        $dtOld = new DateTime($this->getStartDate()." ".$this->getStartTime(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $dtNew = new DateTime($p_data['add_show_start_date']." ".$p_data['add_show_start_time'], new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+        $diff = $dtOld->getTimestamp() - $dtNew->getTimestamp();
 
         $sql = "UPDATE cc_show_instances "
                 ."SET starts = starts + INTERVAL '$diff sec', "