diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/common/WidgetHelper.php b/airtime_mvc/application/common/WidgetHelper.php
index d22727ad9..8be23e200 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/common/WidgetHelper.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/common/WidgetHelper.php
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ class WidgetHelper
             "ALL",
             $showQueryDateRangeEnd->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
 
+        // Convert each start and end time string to DateTime objects
+        // so we can get a real timestamp. The timestamps will be used
+        // to convert into javascript Date objects.
+        foreach($shows as &$show) {
+            $dtStarts = new DateTime($show["starts"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+            $show["starts_timestamp"] = $dtStarts->getTimestamp();
+
+            $dtEnds = new DateTime($show["ends"], new DateTimeZone("UTC"));
+            $show["ends_timestamp"] = $dtEnds->getTimestamp();
+        }
         $result["shows"] = $shows;
 
         // XSS exploit prevention
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/embed/weekly-program.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/embed/weekly-program.phtml
index 872afc849..911cd4b87 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/embed/weekly-program.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/embed/weekly-program.phtml
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
 
                 // First we have to create a Date object out of the show time in UTC.
                 // Then we can format the string in the client's local timezone.
-                var start_date = new Date(value.starts + " UTC");
-                var end_date = new Date(value.ends + " UTC");
+                // NOTE: we have to multiply the timestamp by 1000 because in PHP
+                // the timestamps are in seconds and are in milliseconds in javascript.
+                var start_date = new Date(value.starts_timestamp*1000);
+                var end_date = new Date(value.ends_timestamp*1000);
 
                 // This variable is used to identify which schedule_data object (which day of the week)
                 // we should assign the show to.