diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
index 953cfee52..970c9fc1d 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
@@ -176,15 +176,18 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     public function makeContextMenuAction()
     {
         $id = $this->_getParam('id');
-        $today_timestamp = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+        $epochNow = time();
 
         $userInfo = Zend_Auth::getInstance()->getStorage()->read();
         $user = new User($userInfo->id);
         $show = new ShowInstance($id);
 
 		$params = '/format/json/id/#id#';
-		
-		if (strtotime($today_timestamp) < strtotime($show->getShowStart())) {
+        
+        $showStartDateHelper = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($show->getShowStart());
+        $showEndDateHelper = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($show->getShowEnd());
+        		
+		if ($epochNow < $showStartDateHelper->getTimestamp()) {
 
             if ($user->isUserType(array(UTYPE_ADMIN, UTYPE_PROGRAM_MANAGER, UTYPE_HOST),$show->getShowId()) && !$show->isRecorded() && !$show->isRebroadcast()) {
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     'callback' => 'window["buildContentDialog"]'), 'title' => 'Show Content');
         }
 
-        if (strtotime($show->getShowEnd()) <= strtotime($today_timestamp)
+        if ($showEndDateHelper->getTimestamp() <= $epochNow
             && is_null($show->getSoundCloudFileId())
             && $show->isRecorded()
             && Application_Model_Preference::GetDoSoundCloudUpload()) {
@@ -212,15 +215,15 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         }
 
 
-        if (strtotime($show->getShowStart()) <= strtotime($today_timestamp) &&
-                strtotime($today_timestamp) < strtotime($show->getShowEnd()) &&
+        if ($showStartDateHelper->getTimestamp() <= $epochNow &&
+                $epochNow < $showEndDateHelper->getTimestamp() &&
                 $user->isUserType(array(UTYPE_ADMIN, UTYPE_PROGRAM_MANAGER))) {
                 $menu[] = array('action' => array('type' => 'fn',
                     'callback' => "window['confirmCancelShow']($id)"),
                     'title' => 'Cancel Current Show');
         }
 
-		if (strtotime($today_timestamp) < strtotime($show->getShowStart())) {
+		if ($epochNow < $showStartDateHelper->getTimestamp()) {
 
             if ($user->isUserType(array(UTYPE_ADMIN, UTYPE_PROGRAM_MANAGER))) {
 
@@ -425,11 +428,17 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     'add_show_url' => $show->getUrl(),
                     'add_show_genre' => $show->getGenre(),
                     'add_show_description' => $show->getDescription()));
+                    
+        $startsDateTime = new DateTime($showInstance->getShowStart(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $endsDateTime = new DateTime($showInstance->getShowEnd(), 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' => $show->getStartDate(),
-                                  'add_show_start_time' => DateHelper::removeSecondsFromTime($show->getStartTime()),
-        						  'add_show_end_date_no_repeat' => $show->getEndDate(),
-        						  'add_show_end_time'	=> DateHelper::removeSecondsFromTime($show->getEndTime()),
+        $formWhen->populate(array('add_show_start_date' => $startsDateTime->format("Y-m-d"),
+                                  'add_show_start_time' => $startsDateTime->format("H:i"),
+        						  'add_show_end_date_no_repeat' => $endsDateTime->format("Y-m-d"),
+        						  'add_show_end_time'	=> $endsDateTime->format("H:i"),
                                   'add_show_duration' => $show->getDuration(true),
                                   'add_show_repeats' => $show->isRepeating() ? 1 : 0));
 
@@ -443,13 +452,13 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             array_push($days, $showDay->getDbDay());
         }
 
-        $displayedEndDate = new DateTime($show->getRepeatingEndDate());
+        $displayedEndDate = new DateTime($show->getRepeatingEndDate(), new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
         $displayedEndDate->sub(new DateInterval("P1D"));//end dates are stored non-inclusively.
-        $displayedEndDate = $displayedEndDate->format("Y-m-d");
+        $displayedEndDate->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
 
         $formRepeats->populate(array('add_show_repeat_type' => $show->getRepeatType(),
                                     'add_show_day_check' => $days,
-                                    'add_show_end_date' => $displayedEndDate,
+                                    'add_show_end_date' => $displayedEndDate->format("Y-m-d"),
                                     'add_show_no_end' => ($show->getRepeatingEndDate() == '')));
 
         $formRecord->populate(array('add_show_record' => $show->isRecorded(),
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/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index a2807c716..0190f63a1 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
         $this->addElement('text', 'stationName', array(
             'class'      => 'input_text',
             'label'      => 'Station Name',
-            'required'   => true,
             'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
-            'validators' => array('NotEmpty'),
             'value' => Application_Model_Preference::GetValue("station_name"),
             'decorators' => array(
                 'ViewHelper'
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/logging/Logging.php b/airtime_mvc/application/logging/Logging.php
index 096dbd717..01ec88240 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/logging/Logging.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/logging/Logging.php
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ class Logging {
     public static function setLogPath($path){
         self::$_path = $path;
     }
+    
+    public static function log($p_msg){
+        $logger = self::getLogger();
+        $logger->info($p_msg);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/DateHelper.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/DateHelper.php
index bc7b21a86..41068f319 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/DateHelper.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/DateHelper.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 class DateHelper
 {
-    private $_timestamp;
+    private $_dateTime;
 
     function __construct()
     {
-        $this->_timestamp = date("U");
+        $this->_dateTime = date("U");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -15,7 +15,19 @@ class DateHelper
      */
     function getTimestamp()
     {
-        return date("Y-m-d H:i:s", $this->_timestamp);
+        return date("Y-m-d H:i:s", $this->_dateTime);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get time of object construction in the format
+     * YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss
+     */
+    function getUtcTimestamp()
+    {
+        $dateTime = new DateTime("@".$this->_dateTime);
+        $dateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+
+        return $dateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -24,7 +36,7 @@ class DateHelper
      */
     function getDate()
     {
-        return date("Y-m-d", $this->_timestamp);
+        return date("Y-m-d", $this->_dateTime);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +45,7 @@ class DateHelper
      */
     function getTime()
     {
-        return date("H:i:s", $this->_timestamp);
+        return date("H:i:s", $this->_dateTime);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -41,28 +53,30 @@ class DateHelper
      */
     function setDate($dateString)
     {
-        $this->_timestamp = strtotime($dateString);
+        $this->_dateTime = strtotime($dateString);
     }
 
     /**
-     *
-     * Enter description here ...
+     * Find the epoch timestamp difference from "now" to the beginning of today.
      */
     function getNowDayStartDiff()
     {
-        $dayStartTS = strtotime(date("Y-m-d", $this->_timestamp));
-        return $this->_timestamp - $dayStartTS;
+        $dayStartTs = ((int)($this->_dateTime/86400))*86400;
+        return $this->_dateTime - $dayStartTs;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Find the epoch timestamp difference from "now" to the end of today.
+     */
     function getNowDayEndDiff()
     {
-        $dayEndTS = strtotime(date("Y-m-d", $this->_timestamp+(86400)));
-        return $dayEndTS - $this->_timestamp;
+        $dayEndTs = ((int)(($this->_dateTime+86400)/86400))*86400;
+        return $dayEndTs - $this->_dateTime;
     }
 
     function getEpochTime()
     {
-        return $this->_timestamp;
+        return $this->_dateTime;
     }
 
     public static function TimeDiff($time1, $time2)
@@ -100,31 +114,31 @@ class DateHelper
      * format "hh:mm:ss". But when dealing with show times, we
      * do not care about the seconds.
      *
-     * @param int $p_timestamp
+     * @param int $p_dateTime
      *      The value which to format.
      * @return int
      *      The timestamp with the new format "hh:mm", or
      *      the original input parameter, if it does not have
      *      the correct format.
      */
-    public static function removeSecondsFromTime($p_timestamp)
+    public static function removeSecondsFromTime($p_dateTime)
     {
         //Format is in hh:mm:ss. We want hh:mm
-        $timeExplode = explode(":", $p_timestamp);
+        $timeExplode = explode(":", $p_dateTime);
 
         if (count($timeExplode) == 3)
             return $timeExplode[0].":".$timeExplode[1];
         else
-            return $p_timestamp;
+            return $p_dateTime;
     }
 
-    public static function getDateFromTimestamp($p_timestamp){
-        $explode = explode(" ", $p_timestamp);
+    public static function getDateFromTimestamp($p_dateTime){
+        $explode = explode(" ", $p_dateTime);
         return $explode[0];
     }
 
-    public static function getTimeFromTimestamp($p_timestamp){
-        $explode = explode(" ", $p_timestamp);
+    public static function getTimeFromTimestamp($p_dateTime){
+        $explode = explode(" ", $p_dateTime);
         return $explode[1];
     }
     
@@ -157,5 +171,19 @@ class DateHelper
     
         return $totalSeconds;
     }
+    
+    public static function ConvertToLocalDateTime($p_dateString){
+        $dateTime = new DateTime($p_dateString, new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $dateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+
+        return $dateTime;
+    }
+    
+    public static function ConvertToLocalDateTimeString($p_dateString, $format="Y-m-d H:i:s"){
+        $dateTime = new DateTime($p_dateString, new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $dateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+
+        return $dateTime->format($format);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Nowplaying.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Nowplaying.php
index eea8bbbb9..61fd9554c 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Nowplaying.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Nowplaying.php
@@ -3,21 +3,31 @@
 class Application_Model_Nowplaying
 {
 
-	public static function CreateHeaderRow($p_showName, $p_showStart, $p_showEnd){
+	private static function CreateHeaderRow($p_showName, $p_showStart, $p_showEnd){
 		return array("h", "", $p_showStart, $p_showEnd, $p_showName, "", "", "", "", "", "");
 	}
 
-	public static function CreateDatatableRows($p_dbRows){
+	private static function CreateDatatableRows($p_dbRows){
         $dataTablesRows = array();
         
-        $date = new DateHelper;
-        $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
+        $epochNow = time();
         
         foreach ($p_dbRows as $dbRow){
+                    
+            $showStartDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($dbRow['show_starts']);
+            $showEndDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($dbRow['show_ends']);
+            $itemStartDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($dbRow['item_starts']);
+            $itemEndDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($dbRow['item_ends']);
+        
+            $showStarts = $showStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+            $showEnds = $showEndDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+            $itemStarts = $itemStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+            $itemEnds = $itemEndDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+        
             $status = ($dbRow['show_ends'] < $dbRow['item_ends']) ? "x" : "";
             
             $type = "a";
-            $type .= ($dbRow['item_ends'] > $timeNow && $dbRow['item_starts'] <= $timeNow) ? "c" : "";
+            $type .= ($itemEndDateTime->getTimestamp() > $epochNow && $itemStartDateTime->getTimestamp() <= $epochNow) ? "c" : "";
             
             // remove millisecond from the time format
             $itemStart = explode('.', $dbRow['item_starts']);
@@ -25,36 +35,36 @@ class Application_Model_Nowplaying
             
             //format duration
             $duration = explode('.', $dbRow['clip_length']);
-            $formated = Application_Model_Nowplaying::FormatDuration($duration[0]);
-            $dataTablesRows[] = array($type, $dbRow['show_starts'], $itemStart[0], $itemEnd[0],
-                $formated, $dbRow['track_title'], $dbRow['artist_name'], $dbRow['album_title'],
+            $formatted = self::FormatDuration($duration[0]);
+            $dataTablesRows[] = array($type, $showStarts, $itemStarts, $itemEnds,
+                $formatted, $dbRow['track_title'], $dbRow['artist_name'], $dbRow['album_title'],
                 $dbRow['playlist_name'], $dbRow['show_name'], $status);
         }
 
 		return $dataTablesRows;
 	}
 	
-	public static function CreateGapRow($p_gapTime){
+	private static function CreateGapRow($p_gapTime){
 		return array("g", "", "", "", $p_gapTime, "", "", "", "", "", "");
 	}
 	
-	public static function CreateRecordingRow($p_showInstance){
+	private static function CreateRecordingRow($p_showInstance){
 		return array("r", "", "", "", $p_showInstance->getName(), "", "", "", "", "", "");
 	}
 
 	public static function GetDataGridData($viewType, $dateString){
 
         if ($viewType == "now"){
-            $date = new DateHelper;
-            $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
-
+            $dateTime = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+            $timeNow = $dateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+            
             $startCutoff = 60;
             $endCutoff = 86400; //60*60*24 - seconds in a day
         } else {
             $date = new DateHelper;
             $time = $date->getTime();
             $date->setDate($dateString." ".$time);
-            $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
+            $timeNow = $date->getUtcTimestamp();
 
             $startCutoff = $date->getNowDayStartDiff();
             $endCutoff = $date->getNowDayEndDiff();
@@ -71,21 +81,24 @@ class Application_Model_Nowplaying
             $showId = $si->getShowId();
             $show = new Show($showId);
             
+            $showStartDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($si->getShowStart());
+            $showEndDateTime = DateHelper::ConvertToLocalDateTime($si->getShowEnd());
+            
             //append show header row
-            $data[] = Application_Model_Nowplaying::CreateHeaderRow($show->getName(), $si->getShowStart(), $si->getShowEnd());
+            $data[] = self::CreateHeaderRow($show->getName(), $showStartDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"), $showEndDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
             
             $scheduledItems = $si->getScheduleItemsInRange($timeNow, $startCutoff, $endCutoff);
-            $dataTablesRows = Application_Model_Nowplaying::CreateDatatableRows($scheduledItems);
+            $dataTablesRows = self::CreateDatatableRows($scheduledItems);
             
             //append show audio item rows
             $data = array_merge($data, $dataTablesRows);
             
             //append show gap time row
-            $gapTime = Application_Model_Nowplaying::FormatDuration($si->getShowEndGapTime(), true);
+            $gapTime = self::FormatDuration($si->getShowEndGapTime(), true);
             if ($si->isRecorded())
-            	$data[] = Application_Model_Nowplaying::CreateRecordingRow($si);
+            	$data[] = self::CreateRecordingRow($si);
             else if ($gapTime > 0)
-            	$data[] = Application_Model_Nowplaying::CreateGapRow($gapTime);
+            	$data[] = self::CreateGapRow($gapTime);
         }
 
         return array("currentShow"=>Show_DAL::GetCurrentShow($timeNow), "rows"=>$data);
@@ -102,7 +115,7 @@ class Application_Model_Nowplaying
      * default $time format should be in format of 00:00:00
      * if $inSecond = true, then $time should be in seconds  
      */
-    public static function FormatDuration($time, $inSecond=false){
+    private static function FormatDuration($time, $inSecond=false){
         if($inSecond == false){
             $duration = explode(':', $time);
         }else{
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 8cf1be22f..4be4882f5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
         Application_Model_Preference::SetValue("timezone", $timezone);
         date_default_timezone_set($timezone);
         $md = array("timezone" => $timezone);
-        RabbitMq::SendMessageToPypo("update_timezone", $md);
     }
     
     public static function GetTimezone(){
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php
index 2e7167f32..9cb3cb166 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php
@@ -108,13 +108,12 @@ class RabbitMq
         $EXCHANGE = 'airtime-show-recorder';
         $channel->exchange_declare($EXCHANGE, 'direct', false, true);
     
-        $today_timestamp = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
-        $now = new DateTime($today_timestamp);
-        $end_timestamp = $now->add(new DateInterval("PT2H"));
-        $end_timestamp = $end_timestamp->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+        $now = new DateTime("@".time());
+        $end_timestamp = new DateTime("@".time() + 3600*2);
+
         $temp['event_type'] = $event_type;
         if($event_type = "update_schedule"){
-            $temp['shows'] = Show::getShows($today_timestamp, $end_timestamp, $excludeInstance=NULL, $onlyRecord=TRUE);
+            $temp['shows'] = Show::getShows($now->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"), $end_timestamp->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"), $excludeInstance=NULL, $onlyRecord=TRUE);
         }
         $data = json_encode($temp);
         $msg = new AMQPMessage($data, array('content_type' => 'text/plain'));
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
index 33abd6d93..46bcdc7ec 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
@@ -364,12 +364,9 @@ class Schedule {
         global $CC_CONFIG;
 
         $date = new DateHelper;
-        $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
+        $timeNow = $date->getUtcTimestamp();
         return array("env"=>APPLICATION_ENV,
-            "schedulerTime"=>gmdate("Y-m-d H:i:s"),
-            //"previous"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, -1, $prev, "24 hours"),
-            //"current"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 0),
-            //"next"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 1, $next, "48 hours"),
+            "schedulerTime"=>$timeNow,
             "previous"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetPreviousItem($timeNow),
             "current"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetCurrentItem($timeNow),
             "next"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetNextItem($timeNow),
@@ -660,13 +657,13 @@ class Schedule {
         global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
 
         if (is_null($p_fromDateTime)) {
-            $t1 = new DateTime();
+            $t1 = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
             $range_start = $t1->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
         } else {
             $range_start = Schedule::PypoTimeToAirtimeTime($p_fromDateTime);
         }
         if (is_null($p_fromDateTime)) {
-            $t2 = new DateTime();
+            $t2 = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
             $t2->add(new DateInterval("PT24H"));
             $range_end = $t2->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
         } else {
@@ -740,7 +737,6 @@ class Schedule {
         $result['stream_metadata'] = array();
         $result['stream_metadata']['format'] = Application_Model_Preference::GetStreamLabelFormat();
         $result['stream_metadata']['station_name'] = Application_Model_Preference::GetStationName();
-        $result['server_timezone'] = date('O');
 
         return $result;
     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
index 1311b837a..b5895d111 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
@@ -724,27 +724,26 @@ class Show {
      */
     public static function create($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 = $r->fetchColumn(0);
@@ -1236,11 +1225,17 @@ class Show {
         if($show["rebroadcast"]) {
             $event["disableResizing"] = true;
         }
+        
+        $startDateTime = new DateTime($show["starts"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $startDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+        
+        $endDateTime = new DateTime($show["ends"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+        $endDateTime->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
 
         $event["id"] = $show["instance_id"];
         $event["title"] = $show["name"];
-        $event["start"] = $show["starts"];
-        $event["end"] = $show["ends"];
+        $event["start"] = $startDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
+        $event["end"] = $endDateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
         $event["allDay"] = false;
         $event["description"] = $show["description"];
         $event["showId"] = $show["show_id"];
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/schedule/show-content-dialog.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/schedule/show-content-dialog.phtml
index c830dd3da..e1562983b 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/schedule/show-content-dialog.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/schedule/show-content-dialog.phtml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 <?php $i=0; ?>
 <?php foreach($this->showContent as $row): ?>
     <tr id="au_<?php echo $row["file_id"] ?>" class="<?php if($i&1){echo "even";}else{echo "odd";}?>">
-        <td><?php echo $row["starts"] ?></td>
+        <td><?php $dt = new DateTime($row["starts"], new DateTimeZone("UTC")); 
+                  $dt->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get())); 
+                  echo $dt->format("Y-m-d H:i:s") ?></td>
         <td><?php echo $row["track_title"] ?></td>
         <td><?php echo $row["artist_name"] ?></td>
         <td><?php echo $row["album_title"] ?></td>
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
index 8b85621a7..9b469d47e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var currentElem;
 var serverUpdateInterval = 5000;
 var uiUpdateInterval = 200;
 
+var timezoneOffset = 0;
+
 //set to "development" if we are developing :). Useful to disable alerts
 //when entering production mode. 
 var APPLICATION_ENV = "";
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ function updatePlaybar(){
     }
 
     /* Column 2 update */
-    $('#time').text(convertDateToHHMMSS(estimatedSchedulePosixTime));
+    $('#time').text(convertDateToHHMMSS(estimatedSchedulePosixTime + timezoneOffset));
 }
 
 function calcAdditionalData(currentItem){
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ function parseItems(obj){
     calcAdditionalShowData(obj.nextShow);
 
     var schedulePosixTime = convertDateToPosixTime(obj.schedulerTime);
-    schedulePosixTime += parseInt(obj.timezoneOffset)*1000;
+    timezoneOffset = parseInt(obj.timezoneOffset)*1000;
     var date = new Date();
     localRemoteTimeOffset = date.getTime() - schedulePosixTime;
 }
diff --git a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
index 9c6800ac1..ce959286d 100755
--- a/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
+++ b/install_full/ubuntu/airtime-full-install
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ echo "----------------------------------------------------"
 # Updated package list
 sudo apt-get -y install tar gzip curl apache2 php5-pgsql libapache2-mod-php5 \
 php-pear php5-gd postgresql odbc-postgresql python2.6 lame libsoundtouch-ocaml \
-libvorbis-ocaml-dev libmp3lame-dev libtaglib-ocaml libao-ocaml libmad-ocaml \
-libesd0 icecast2 sudo libportaudio2 libsamplerate0 libcamomile-ocaml-dev \
-ecasound php5-curl mpg123 rabbitmq-server monit python-virtualenv
+libmp3lame-dev libtaglib-ocaml libao-ocaml libmad-ocaml ecasound \
+libesd0 icecast2 sudo libportaudio2 libsamplerate0 rabbitmq-server \
+php5-curl mpg123 monit python-virtualenv
 
 if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
    echo ""
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-db-install.php b/install_minimal/include/airtime-db-install.php
index 87f07161d..0e0f7baa4 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-db-install.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-db-install.php
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ AirtimeInstall::SetAirtimeVersion(AIRTIME_VERSION);
 // set up some keys in DB
 AirtimeInstall::SetUniqueId();
 AirtimeInstall::SetImportTimestamp();
-AirtimeInstall::SetDefaultTimezone();
 
 if (AirtimeInstall::$databaseTablesCreated) {
+    AirtimeInstall::SetDefaultTimezone();
 
-  $ini = parse_ini_file(__DIR__."/airtime-install.ini");
-  
-  $stor_dir = realpath($ini["storage_dir"])."/";
-  echo "* Inserting stor directory location $stor_dir into music_dirs table".PHP_EOL;
+    $ini = parse_ini_file(__DIR__."/airtime-install.ini");
 
-  $sql = "INSERT INTO cc_music_dirs (directory, type) VALUES ('$stor_dir', 'stor')";
-  $result = $CC_DBC->query($sql);
-  if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
-      echo "* Failed inserting {$stor_dir} in cc_music_dirs".PHP_EOL;
-      echo "* Message {$result->getMessage()}".PHP_EOL;
-      exit(1);
-  }
+    $stor_dir = realpath($ini["storage_dir"])."/";
+    echo "* Inserting stor directory location $stor_dir into music_dirs table".PHP_EOL;
+
+    $sql = "INSERT INTO cc_music_dirs (directory, type) VALUES ('$stor_dir', 'stor')";
+    $result = $CC_DBC->query($sql);
+    if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
+        echo "* Failed inserting {$stor_dir} in cc_music_dirs".PHP_EOL;
+        echo "* Message {$result->getMessage()}".PHP_EOL;
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
index 7252b16a0..35c7c92ee 100644
--- a/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
+++ b/python_apps/api_clients/api_client.py
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@ class ObpApiClient():
 
         return obp_version
 
-
+	"""
+	NOTE: The server currently ignores start and end parameters we send to it.
+	"""
     def get_schedule(self, start=None, end=None):
         logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -630,13 +632,12 @@ class ObpApiClient():
         calculate start/end time range (format: YYYY-DD-MM-hh-mm-ss,YYYY-DD-MM-hh-mm-ss)
         (seconds are ignored, just here for consistency)
         """
-        tnow = time.localtime(time.time())
         if (not start):
-            tstart = time.localtime(time.time() - 3600 * int(self.config["cache_for"]))
+            tstart = time.gmtime(time.time() - 3600 * int(self.config["cache_for"]))
             start = "%04d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d" % (tstart[0], tstart[1], tstart[2], tstart[3], tstart[4])
 
         if (not end):
-            tend = time.localtime(time.time() + 3600 * int(self.config["prepare_ahead"]))
+            tend = time.gmtime(time.time() + 3600 * int(self.config["prepare_ahead"]))
             end = "%04d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d" % (tend[0], tend[1], tend[2], tend[3], tend[4])
 
         range = {}
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64
index 1043e873e..ad554e0f1 100755
Binary files a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64 and b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64 differ
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-i386 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-i386
index cba2e3bce..639af043a 100755
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diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64
index cce067613..4e1067210 100755
Binary files a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64 and b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64 differ
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386
index 217b1ef5a..8ace8750f 100755
Binary files a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386 and b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386 differ
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
index db8b57616..bc644b2dc 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import calendar
 import logging
 import logging.config
 import shutil
@@ -53,12 +54,9 @@ Hopefully there is a better way to do this.
 
     if(command == 'update_schedule'):
         SCHEDULE_PUSH_MSG  = m['schedule']
-    elif (command == 'update_timezone'):
-        logger.info("Setting timezone to %s", m['timezone'])
-        os.environ['TZ'] = m['timezone']
-        time.tzset()
     elif (command == 'update_stream_setting'):
         logger.info("Updating stream setting: %s", m['setting'])
+
     # ACK the message to take it off the queue
     message.ack()"""
 
@@ -104,10 +102,6 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         if(command == 'update_schedule'):
             self.schedule_data  = m['schedule']
             self.process_schedule(self.schedule_data, "scheduler", False)
-        elif (command == 'update_timezone'):
-            logger.info("Setting timezone to %s", m['timezone'])
-            os.environ['TZ'] = m['timezone']
-            time.tzset()
         elif (command == 'update_stream_setting'):
             logger.info("Updating stream setting...")
             self.regenerateLiquidsoapConf(m['setting'])
@@ -212,20 +206,6 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         self.cache_dir = config["cache_dir"] + self.export_source + '/'
         logger.info("Creating cache directory at %s", self.cache_dir)
 
-    def check_matching_timezones(self, server_timezone):
-        logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
-
-        process = Popen(["date", "+%z"], stdout=PIPE)
-        pypo_timezone = (process.communicate()[0]).strip(' \r\n\t')
-
-        if server_timezone != pypo_timezone:
-            logger.error("ERROR: Airtime server and pypo timezone offsets do not match. Audio playback will not start when expected!!!")
-            logger.error("  * Server timezone offset: %s", server_timezone)
-            logger.error("  * Pypo timezone offset: %s", pypo_timezone)
-            logger.error("  * To fix this, you need to set the 'date.timezone' value in your php.ini file and restart apache.")
-            logger.error("  * See this page for more info (v1.7): http://wiki.sourcefabric.org/x/BQBF")
-            logger.error("  * and also the 'FAQ and Support' page underneath it.")  
-
     """
     def get_currently_scheduled(self, playlistsOrMedias, str_tnow_s):
         for key in playlistsOrMedias:
@@ -274,12 +254,6 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         logger = logging.getLogger('fetch')
         playlists = schedule_data["playlists"]
 
-        #if bootstrapping:
-            #TODO: possible allow prepare_playlists to handle this.
-            #self.handle_shows_currently_scheduled(playlists)
-
-        self.check_matching_timezones(schedule_data["server_timezone"])
-            
         # Push stream metadata to liquidsoap
         # TODO: THIS LIQUIDSOAP STUFF NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO PYPO-PUSH!!!
         stream_metadata = schedule_data['stream_metadata']
@@ -465,7 +439,7 @@ class PypoFetch(Thread):
         for r, d, f in os.walk(self.cache_dir):
             for dir in d:
                 try:
-                    timestamp = time.mktime(time.strptime(dir, "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S"))
+                    timestamp = calendar.timegm(time.strptime(dir, "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S"))
                     if (now - timestamp) > offset:
                         try:
                             logger.debug('trying to remove  %s - timestamp: %s', os.path.join(r, dir), timestamp)
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
index cacf84b42..a9dc79a14 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypopush.py
@@ -85,23 +85,19 @@ class PypoPush(Thread):
             playedItems = self.load_schedule_tracker()
 
             timenow = time.time()
-            tcoming = time.localtime(timenow + self.push_ahead)
+            tcoming = time.gmtime(timenow + self.push_ahead)
             str_tcoming_s = "%04d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d" % (tcoming[0], tcoming[1], tcoming[2], tcoming[3], tcoming[4], tcoming[5])
 
-            tcoming2 = time.localtime(timenow + self.push_ahead2)
+            tcoming2 = time.gmtime(timenow + self.push_ahead2)
             str_tcoming2_s = "%04d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d" % (tcoming2[0], tcoming2[1], tcoming2[2], tcoming2[3], tcoming2[4], tcoming2[5])
 
-            tnow = time.localtime(timenow)
+            tnow = time.gmtime(timenow)
             str_tnow_s = "%04d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d-%02d" % (tnow[0], tnow[1], tnow[2], tnow[3], tnow[4], tnow[5])
             
             for pkey in schedule:
                 plstart = schedule[pkey]['start'][0:19]
-                #plstart = pkey[0:19]
          
-                #playedFlag = (pkey in playedItems) and playedItems[pkey].get("played", 0)
-                playedFlag = False
-                
-                if plstart == str_tcoming_s or (plstart < str_tcoming_s and plstart > str_tcoming2_s and not playedFlag):
+                if plstart == str_tcoming_s or (plstart < str_tcoming_s and plstart > str_tcoming2_s):
                     logger.debug('Preparing to push playlist scheduled at: %s', pkey)
                     playlist = schedule[pkey]
 
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ class PypoPush(Thread):
             #mktime takes a time_struct and returns a floating point
             #gmtime Convert a time expressed in seconds since the epoch to a struct_time in UTC
             #mktime: expresses the time in local time, not UTC. It returns a floating point number, for compatibility with time().
-            epoch_start = calendar.timegm(time.gmtime(time.mktime(time.strptime(pkey, '%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S'))))
+            epoch_start = calendar.timegm(time.strptime(pkey, '%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S'))
 
             #Return the time as a floating point number expressed in seconds since the epoch, in UTC.
             epoch_now = time.time()
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py b/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
index bb05d02ba..fe0638e90 100644
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/recorder.py
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ except Exception, e:
     sys.exit()
 
 def getDateTimeObj(time):
-
     timeinfo = time.split(" ")
     date = timeinfo[0].split("-")
     time = timeinfo[1].split(":")
+    
+    date = map(int, date)
+    time = map(int, time)
 
-    return datetime.datetime(int(date[0]), int(date[1]), int(date[2]), int(time[0]), int(time[1]), int(time[2]))
+    return datetime.datetime(date[0], date[1], date[2], time[0], time[1], time[2], 0, None)
 
 class ShowRecorder(Thread):
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ class CommandListener(Thread):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('root')
         self.sr = None
         self.current_schedule = {}
-        self.shows_to_record = []
+        self.shows_to_record = {}
         self.time_till_next_show = 3600
         self.logger.info("RecorderFetch: init complete")
 
@@ -211,9 +213,8 @@ class CommandListener(Thread):
             show_starts = getDateTimeObj(show[u'starts'])
             show_end = getDateTimeObj(show[u'ends'])
             time_delta = show_end - show_starts
-
+            
             self.shows_to_record[show[u'starts']] = [time_delta, show[u'instance_id'], show[u'name']]
-
             delta = self.get_time_till_next_show()
             # awake at least 5 seconds prior to the show start
             self.time_till_next_show = delta - 5
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class CommandListener(Thread):
 
     def get_time_till_next_show(self):
         if len(self.shows_to_record) != 0:
-            tnow = datetime.datetime.now()
+            tnow = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
             sorted_show_keys = sorted(self.shows_to_record.keys())
 
             start_time = sorted_show_keys[0]