diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
index 0a7824bd8..f8d0886aa 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
@@ -16,12 +16,36 @@ require_once 'MusicDir.php';
 require_once 'Playlist.php';
 require_once 'StoredFile.php';
 require_once 'Schedule.php';
+require_once 'Preference.php';
 require_once 'Shows.php';
 require_once 'Users.php';
 require_once 'RabbitMq.php';
 require_once 'DateHelper.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/controllers/plugins/RabbitMqPlugin.php';
 
+global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+$dsn = $CC_CONFIG['dsn'];
+
+$CC_DBC = DB::connect($dsn, FALSE);
+if (PEAR::isError($CC_DBC)) {
+    echo "ERROR: ".$CC_DBC->getMessage()." ".$CC_DBC->getUserInfo()."\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+$CC_DBC->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC);
+
+//DateTime in PHP 5.3.0+ need a default timezone set.
+date_default_timezone_set(Application_Model_Preference::GetTimezone());
+
+Logging::setLogPath('/var/log/airtime/zendphp.log');
+
+Zend_Validate::setDefaultNamespaces("Zend");
+
+$front = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
+$front->registerPlugin(new RabbitMqPlugin()); 
+
+
+/* The bootstrap class should only be used to initialize actions that return a view. 
+   Actions that return JSON will not use the bootstrap class! */
 class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
 {
 	protected function _initDoctype()
@@ -69,29 +93,5 @@ class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
         $view = $this->getResource('view');
         $view->headTitle(Application_Model_Preference::GetHeadTitle());
     }
-    
-    protected function _initDbConnection(){
-        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
-        $dsn = $CC_CONFIG['dsn'];
-
-        $CC_DBC = DB::connect($dsn, FALSE);
-        if (PEAR::isError($CC_DBC)) {
-            echo "ERROR: ".$CC_DBC->getMessage()." ".$CC_DBC->getUserInfo()."\n";
-            exit(1);
-        }
-        $CC_DBC->setFetchMode(DB_FETCHMODE_ASSOC);
-        
-        //DateTime in PHP 5.3.0+ need a default timezone set.
-        date_default_timezone_set(Application_Model_Preference::GetTimezone());
-    }
-
-    protected function _initMisc(){
-        Logging::setLogPath('/var/log/airtime/zendphp.log');
-
-        Zend_Validate::setDefaultNamespaces("Zend");
-
-        $front = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
-        $front->registerPlugin(new RabbitMqPlugin());    
-    }
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/plugins/RabbitMqPlugin.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/plugins/RabbitMqPlugin.php
index 3316f01b2..1a55522ae 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/plugins/RabbitMqPlugin.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/plugins/RabbitMqPlugin.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ class RabbitMqPlugin extends Zend_Controller_Plugin_Abstract
 {
     public function dispatchLoopShutdown()
     {
-        RabbitMq::PushScheduleFinal();
+        if (RabbitMq::$doPush) {
+            $md = array('schedule' => Schedule::GetScheduledPlaylists());
+            RabbitMq::SendMessageToPypo("update_schedule", $md);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index dc4f6792c..ef222abfb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
             $result = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
             return $result;
         }
-
     }
 
     public static function GetHeadTitle(){
@@ -263,6 +262,9 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     
     public static function SetTimezone($timezone){
         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 514f8aecf..d93a9d1bc 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/RabbitMq.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require_once 'php-amqplib/amqp.inc';
 
 class RabbitMq
 {
-    static private $doPush = FALSE;
+    static public $doPush = FALSE;
 
     /**
      * Sets a flag to push the schedule at the end of the request.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class RabbitMq
      * Will push the schedule in the range from 24 hours ago to 24 hours
      * in the future.
      */
-    public static function PushScheduleFinal()
+/*     public static function PushScheduleFinal()
     {
         global $CC_CONFIG;
         if (RabbitMq::$doPush) {
@@ -42,6 +42,32 @@ class RabbitMq
             
             self::SendMessageToShowRecorder("update_schedule");
         }
+    } */
+    
+    public static function SendMessageToPypo($event_type, $md)
+    {
+        global $CC_CONFIG;
+
+        $md["event_type"] = $event_type;
+
+        $conn = new AMQPConnection($CC_CONFIG["rabbitmq"]["host"],
+                                         $CC_CONFIG["rabbitmq"]["port"],
+                                         $CC_CONFIG["rabbitmq"]["user"],
+                                         $CC_CONFIG["rabbitmq"]["password"]);
+        $channel = $conn->channel();
+        $channel->access_request($CC_CONFIG["rabbitmq"]["vhost"], false, false, true, true);
+
+        $EXCHANGE = 'airtime-schedule';
+        $channel->exchange_declare($EXCHANGE, 'direct', false, true);
+
+        $data = json_encode($md);
+        $msg = new AMQPMessage($data, array('content_type' => 'text/plain'));
+
+        $channel->basic_publish($msg, $EXCHANGE);
+        $channel->close();
+        $conn->close();
+        
+        self::SendMessageToShowRecorder("update_schedule");
     }
 
     public static function SendMessageToMediaMonitor($event_type, $md)
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/tests/populator.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/tests/populator.php
index 4a83e6ff0..38f79bb24 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/tests/populator.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/tests/populator.php
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ while ($showTime < $endDate) {
     }
     $showNumber = $showNumber + 1;
 }
-RabbitMq::PushScheduleFinal();
+
+if (RabbitMq::$doPush) {
+    $md = array('schedule' => Schedule::GetScheduledPlaylists());
+    RabbitMq::SendMessageToPypo("update_schedule", $md);
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
index 8ce94420e..dcf0fc81c 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypofetch.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ def handle_message(body, message):
 
     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()
+        
     # ACK the message to take it off the queue
     message.ack()