diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
index 15dca0621..3348cbbe5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ScheduleController.php
@@ -96,7 +96,15 @@ class ScheduleController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $this->view->preloadShowForm = true;
         }
 
-        $this->view->headScript()->appendScript("var weekStart = ".Application_Model_Preference::GetWeekStartDay().";");
+        $this->view->headScript()->appendScript(
+            "var calendarPref = {};\n".
+            "calendarPref.weekStart = ".Application_Model_Preference::GetWeekStartDay().";\n".
+            "calendarPref.timestamp = ".time().";\n".
+            "calendarPref.timezoneOffset = ".date("Z").";\n".
+            "calendarPref.timeScale = '".Application_Model_Preference::GetCalendarTimeScale()."';\n".
+            "calendarPref.timeInterval = ".Application_Model_Preference::GetCalendarTimeInterval().";\n".
+            "calendarPref.weekStartDay = ".Application_Model_Preference::GetWeekStartDay().";\n"
+        );
     }
 
     public function eventFeedAction()
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
index 2242f3c66..4f33ccdc7 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function createDateInput(el, onSelect) {
         dayNamesMin: i18n_days_short,
         closeText: $.i18n._('Close'),
         //showButtonPanel: true,
-        firstDay: weekStart
+        firstDay: calendarPref.weekStart
 		});
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function setAddShowEvents() {
         dayNamesMin: i18n_days_short,
         closeText: 'Close',
         showButtonPanel: true,
-        firstDay: weekStart
+        firstDay: calendarPref.weekStart
 	});
     form.find('input[name^="add_show_rebroadcast_time"]').timepicker({
         amPmText: ['', ''],
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
index 2de53cdb5..beb1381cd 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
@@ -328,8 +328,9 @@ function alertShowErrorAndReload(){
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
-	$.ajax({ url: baseUrl+"Api/calendar-init/format/json", dataType:"json", success:createFullCalendar
-            , error:function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown){}});
+    var data = {};
+    data.calendarInit = calendarPref;
+    createFullCalendar(data);
     
     setInterval(checkCalendarSCUploadStatus, 5000);