diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 6d2032693..76ee2b5f5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
         $schedule_group_id = $this->_getParam("schedule_id");
         $media_id = $this->_getParam("media_id");
+        Logging::debug("Received notification of new media item start: $media_id");
         $result = Application_Model_Schedule::UpdateMediaPlayedStatus($media_id);
 
         //set a 'last played' timestamp for media item
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
index d82d1e8c4..b47e2ad38 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Scheduler.php
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ class Application_Model_Scheduler
                     $data["fadeout"] = $plItem['fadeout'];
                     $data["type"] = 0;
                     $files[] = $data;
+                } elseif ($plItem['type'] == 1) {
+                    $data["id"] = $plItem['item_id'];
+                    $data["cliplength"] = $plItem['length'];
+                    $data["cuein"] = $plItem['cuein'];
+                    $data["cueout"] = $plItem['cueout'];
+                    $data["fadein"] = "00.500000";//$plItem['fadein'];
+                    $data["fadeout"] = "00.500000";//$plItem['fadeout'];
+                    $data["type"] = 1;
+                    $files[] = $data;
                 } elseif ($plItem['type'] == 2) {
                     // if it's a block
                     $bl = new Application_Model_Block($plItem['item_id']);