diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
index eb92a1034..7084acc9f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LocaleController.php
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class LocaleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         header("Content-type: text/javascript");
 
         $baseUrl = Application_Common_OsPath::getBaseDir();
+        $locale = Application_Model_Preference::GetLocale();
         echo "var datatables_dict =" .
-            file_get_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$baseUrl.'/js/datatables/i18n/en_CA.txt');
+            file_get_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$baseUrl.'/js/datatables/i18n/'.$locale.'.txt');
     }
     
     public function generalTranslationTableAction()
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
index 6e57a3523..6337c0edb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetHeadTitle($values["stationName"], $this->view);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetDefaultFade($values["stationDefaultFade"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetAllow3rdPartyApi($values["thirdPartyApi"]);
+                Application_Model_Preference::SetLocale($values["locale"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetTimezone($values["timezone"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetWeekStartDay($values["weekStartDay"]);
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index 7db3b8660..120d427c2 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
         $third_party_api->setValue(Application_Model_Preference::GetAllow3rdPartyApi());
         $third_party_api->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
         $this->addElement($third_party_api);
+        
+        $locale = new Zend_Form_Element_Select("locale");
+        $locale->setLabel(_("locale"));
+        $locale->setMultiOptions($this->getLocales());
+        $locale->setValue(Application_Model_Preference::GetLocale());
+        $locale->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
+        $this->addElement($locale);
 
         /* Form Element for setting the Timezone */
         $timezone = new Zend_Form_Element_Select("timezone");
@@ -109,4 +116,13 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
 
         return $days;
     }
+    
+    private function getLocales()
+    {
+        $locales = array(
+            'en_CA' => 'English'
+        );
+        
+        return $locales;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 0d54206e2..4db27f0b3 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -428,6 +428,16 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     {
         return self::getValue("timezone");
     }
+    
+    public static function SetLocale($locale)
+    {
+        self::setValue("locale", $locale);
+    }
+    
+    public static function GetLocale()
+    {
+        return self::getValue("locale");
+    }
 
     public static function SetStationLogo($imagePath)
     {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
index d8accb8a4..15caeb13b 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@
                 </ul>
             <?php endif; ?>
         </dd>
+
+        <dt id="locale-label" class="block-display">
+            <label class="required" for="locale"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('locale')->getLabel() ?>:
+            </label>
+        </dt>
+        <dd id="locale-element" class="block-display">
+            <?php echo $this->element->getElement('locale') ?>
+            <?php if($this->element->getElement('locale')->hasErrors()) : ?>
+                <ul class='errors'>
+                    <?php foreach($this->element->getElement('locale')->getMessages() as $error): ?>
+                        <li><?php echo $error; ?></li>
+                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                </ul>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+        </dd>
+
         <dt id="timezone-label" class="block-display">
             <label class="required" for="timezone"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('timezone')->getLabel() ?>
                 <span class="info-text-small">(Required)</span> :