diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
index f9a62c9f6..cf4d08731 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/Bootstrap.php
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class Bootstrap extends Zend_Application_Bootstrap_Bootstrap
         $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/qtip/jquery.qtip-1.0.0.min.js','text/javascript');
 
         //scripts for now playing bar
-        $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/playlist/helperfunctions.js','text/javascript');
-		$view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/playlist/playlist.js','text/javascript');
+        $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js','text/javascript');
+		$view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js','text/javascript');
 
         $view->headScript()->appendFile($baseUrl.'/js/airtime/common/common.js','text/javascript');
     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 50fe4cc59..7bd4397ee 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             $this->view->layout()->disableLayout();
             $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);
 
-            $result = Schedule::GetPlayOrderRange(0, 1);
-
             $date = new DateHelper;
             $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
             $result = array("env"=>APPLICATION_ENV,
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/DashboardController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/DashboardController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55652fc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+class DashboardController extends Zend_Controller_Action
+{
+
+    public function init()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public function indexAction()
+    {
+        // action body
+    }
+
+    public function helpAction()
+    {
+        // action body
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Dashboard.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Dashboard.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d0c622b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Dashboard.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+
+class Application_Model_Dashboard
+{
+
+    public static function GetPreviousItem($p_timeNow){
+        //get previous show and previous item in the schedule table.
+        //Compare the two and if the last show was recorded and started
+        //after the last item in the schedule table, then return the show's
+        //name. Else return the last item from the schedule.
+
+        $showInstance = ShowInstance::GetLastShowInstance($p_timeNow);
+        $row = Schedule::GetLastScheduleItem($p_timeNow);
+
+        if (is_null($showInstance)){
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                //should never reach here. Doesnt make sense to have
+                //a schedule item not within a show_instance.
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                //last item is a show instance
+                return array("name"=>$showInstance->getName(),
+                            "starts"=>$showInstance->getShowStart(),
+                            "ends"=>$showInstance->getShowEnd());
+            } else {
+                //return the one that started later.
+                if ($row[0]["starts"] >= $showInstance->getShowStart()){
+                    return array("name"=>$row[0]["artist_name"]." - ".$row[0]["track_title"],
+                            "starts"=>$row[0]["starts"],
+                            "ends"=>$row[0]["ends"]);
+                } else {
+                    return array("name"=>$showInstance->getName(),
+                                "starts"=>$showInstance->getShowStart(),
+                                "ends"=>$showInstance->getShowEnd());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function GetCurrentItem($p_timeNow){
+        //get previous show and previous item in the schedule table.
+        //Compare the two and if the last show was recorded and started
+        //after the last item in the schedule table, then return the show's
+        //name. Else return the last item from the schedule.
+
+        $showInstance = ShowInstance::GetCurrentShowInstance($p_timeNow);
+        $row = Schedule::GetCurrentScheduleItem($p_timeNow);
+
+        if (is_null($showInstance)){
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                //should never reach here. Doesnt make sense to have
+                //a schedule item not within a show_instance.
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                //last item is a show instance
+                return array("name"=>$showInstance->getName(),
+                            "starts"=>$showInstance->getShowStart(),
+                            "ends"=>$showInstance->getShowEnd(),
+                            "media_item_played"=>false, //TODO
+                            "record"=>$showInstance->isRecorded()); //TODO
+            } else {
+                 return array("name"=>$row[0]["artist_name"]." - ".$row[0]["track_title"],
+                        "starts"=>$row[0]["starts"],
+                        "ends"=>$row[0]["ends"],
+                        "media_item_played"=>$row[0]["media_item_played"],
+                        "record"=>0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function GetNextItem($p_timeNow){
+        //get previous show and previous item in the schedule table.
+        //Compare the two and if the last show was recorded and started
+        //after the last item in the schedule table, then return the show's
+        //name. Else return the last item from the schedule.
+
+        $showInstance = ShowInstance::GetNextShowInstance($p_timeNow);
+        $row = Schedule::GetNextScheduleItem($p_timeNow);
+
+        if (is_null($showInstance)){
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                //should never reach here. Doesnt make sense to have
+                //a schedule item not within a show_instance.
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (count($row) == 0){
+                //last item is a show instance
+                return array("name"=>$showInstance->getName(),
+                            "starts"=>$showInstance->getShowStart(),
+                            "ends"=>$showInstance->getShowEnd());
+            } else {
+                //return the one that starts sooner.
+                
+                if ($row[0]["starts"] <= $showInstance->getShowStart()){
+                    return array("name"=>$row[0]["artist_name"]." - ".$row[0]["track_title"],
+                            "starts"=>$row[0]["starts"],
+                            "ends"=>$row[0]["ends"]);
+                } else {
+                    return array("name"=>$showInstance->getName(),
+                                "starts"=>$showInstance->getShowStart(),
+                                "ends"=>$showInstance->getShowEnd());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
index d83056522..d6a647d8e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Schedule.php
@@ -365,9 +365,12 @@ class Schedule {
         $timeNow = $date->getTimestamp();
         return array("env"=>APPLICATION_ENV,
             "schedulerTime"=>gmdate("Y-m-d H:i:s"),
-            "previous"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, -1, $prev, "24 hours"),
-            "current"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 0),
-            "next"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 1, $next, "48 hours"),
+            //"previous"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, -1, $prev, "24 hours"),
+            //"current"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 0),
+            //"next"=>Schedule::GetScheduledItemData($timeNow, 1, $next, "48 hours"),
+            "previous"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetPreviousItem($timeNow),
+            "current"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetCurrentItem($timeNow),
+            "next"=>Application_Model_Dashboard::GetNextItem($timeNow),
             "currentShow"=>Show_DAL::GetCurrentShow($timeNow),
             "nextShow"=>Show_DAL::GetNextShows($timeNow, 1),
             "timezone"=> date("T"),
@@ -375,6 +378,52 @@ class Schedule {
             "apiKey"=>$CC_CONFIG['apiKey'][0]);
     }
 
+    public static function GetLastScheduleItem($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT *"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[scheduleTable] st"
+        ." LEFT JOIN $CC_CONFIG[filesTable] ft"
+        ." ON st.file_id = ft.id"
+        ." WHERE st.ends < TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." ORDER BY st.ends DESC"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $row = $CC_DBC->GetAll($sql);
+        return $row;
+    }
+
+
+    public static function GetCurrentScheduleItem($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT *"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[scheduleTable] st"
+        ." LEFT JOIN $CC_CONFIG[filesTable] ft"
+        ." ON st.file_id = ft.id"
+        ." WHERE st.starts <= TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." AND st.ends > TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $row = $CC_DBC->GetAll($sql);
+        return $row;
+    }
+
+    public static function GetNextScheduleItem($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT *"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[scheduleTable] st"
+        ." LEFT JOIN $CC_CONFIG[filesTable] ft"
+        ." ON st.file_id = ft.id"
+        ." WHERE st.starts > TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." ORDER BY st.starts"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $row = $CC_DBC->GetAll($sql);
+        return $row;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Builds an SQL Query for accessing scheduled item information from
      * the database.
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
index 088b8b49f..7b8a8d21e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Shows.php
@@ -1718,6 +1718,57 @@ class ShowInstance {
 		
 		return ($diff < 0) ? 0 : $diff;	
 	}
+
+    public static function GetLastShowInstance($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT si.id"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[showInstances] si"
+        ." WHERE si.ends < TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." ORDER BY si.ends DESC"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $id = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
+        if (is_null($id)){
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return new ShowInstance($id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function GetCurrentShowInstance($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT si.id"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[showInstances] si"
+        ." WHERE si.starts <= TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." AND si.ends > TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $id = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
+        if (is_null($id)){
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return new ShowInstance($id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function GetNextShowInstance($p_timeNow){
+        global $CC_CONFIG, $CC_DBC;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT si.id"
+        ." FROM $CC_CONFIG[showInstances] si"
+        ." WHERE si.starts > TIMESTAMP '$p_timeNow'"
+        ." ORDER BY si.starts"
+        ." LIMIT 1";
+
+        $id = $CC_DBC->GetOne($sql);
+        if (is_null($id)){
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return new ShowInstance($id);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /* Show Data Access Layer */
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/helperfunctions.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js
similarity index 100%
rename from airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/helperfunctions.js
rename to airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/playlist.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
similarity index 72%
rename from airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/playlist.js
rename to airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
index c6c37c213..1b2177a1e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/playlist.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/playlist.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 var estimatedSchedulePosixTime = null;
 var localRemoteTimeOffset = null;
 
-var previousSongs = new Array();
-var currentSong = new Array();
-var nextSongs = new Array();
+var previousSong = null;
+var currentSong = null;
+var nextSong = null;
 
 var currentShow = new Array();
 var nextShow = new Array();
@@ -25,21 +25,8 @@ var nextShowPrepare = true;
 
 var apiKey = "";
 
-function getTrackInfo(song){
-    var str = "";
-
-    if (song.track_title != null)
-        str += song.track_title;
-    if (song.artist_name != null)
-        str += " - " + song.artist_name;
-
-    str += ","
-
-    return str;
-}
-
 function secondsTimer(){
-    if (localRemoteTimeOffset != null){
+    if (localRemoteTimeOffset !== null){
 		var date = new Date();
         estimatedSchedulePosixTime = date.getTime() - localRemoteTimeOffset;
 		updateProgressBarValue();
@@ -50,9 +37,10 @@ function secondsTimer(){
 
 function newSongStart(){
     nextSongPrepare = true;
-    currentSong[0] = nextSongs.shift();
+    currentSong = nextSong;
+    nextSong = null;
 
-    if (typeof notifySongStart == "function")
+    if (typeof notifySongStart == "function")   
         notifySongStart();
     
 }
@@ -80,13 +68,13 @@ function updateProgressBarValue(){
     $('#progress-show').attr("style", "width:"+showPercentDone+"%");
 
 	var songPercentDone = 0;
-	if (currentSong.length > 0){
-		songPercentDone = (estimatedSchedulePosixTime - currentSong[0].songStartPosixTime)/currentSong[0].songLengthMs*100;
+	if (currentSong !== null){
+		songPercentDone = (estimatedSchedulePosixTime - currentSong.songStartPosixTime)/currentSong.songLengthMs*100;
 		if (songPercentDone < 0 || songPercentDone > 100){
 			songPercentDone = 0;        
-            currentSong = new Array();
+            currentSong = null;
 		} else {
-            if (currentSong[0].media_item_played == "t" && currentShow.length > 0)
+            if (currentSong.media_item_played == "t" && currentShow.length > 0)
                 $('#on-air-info').attr("class", "on-air-info on");
             else
                 $('#on-air-info').attr("class", "on-air-info off");
@@ -99,8 +87,8 @@ function updateProgressBarValue(){
 	$('#progress-bar').attr("style", "width:"+songPercentDone+"%");
 
 	//calculate how much time left to next song if there is any
-	if (nextSongs.length > 0 && nextSongPrepare){
-		var diff = nextSongs[0].songStartPosixTime - estimatedSchedulePosixTime;
+	if (nextSong !== null && nextSongPrepare){
+		var diff = nextSong.songStartPosixTime - estimatedSchedulePosixTime;
 		if (diff < serverUpdateInterval){
             
             //sometimes the diff is negative (-100ms for example). Still looking
@@ -133,20 +121,26 @@ function updatePlaybar(){
     $('#current').html("Current: <span style='color:red; font-weight:bold'>Nothing Scheduled</span>");
     $('#next').empty();
     $('#next-length').empty();
-    if (previousSongs.length > 0){
-        $('#previous').text(getTrackInfo(previousSongs[previousSongs.length-1]));
-        $('#prev-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(previousSongs[previousSongs.length-1].songLengthMs));
+    if (previousSong !== null){
+        $('#previous').text(previousSong.name+",");
+        $('#prev-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(previousSong.songLengthMs));
     }
-    if (currentSong.length > 0){
-        $('#current').text(getTrackInfo(currentSong[0]));
-    } else if (currentShow.length > 0){
+    if (currentSong !== null){
+        if (currentSong.record == "1")
+            $('#current').html("<span style='color:red; font-weight:bold'>Recording: </span>"+currentSong.name+",");
+        else
+            $('#current').text(currentSong.name+",");
+    }
+    /*
+    else if (currentShow.length > 0){
 		if (currentShow[0].record == "1"){
 			$('#current').html("Current: <span style='color:red; font-weight:bold'>Recording</span>");
 		}
 	}
-    if (nextSongs.length > 0){
-        $('#next').text(getTrackInfo(nextSongs[0]));
-        $('#next-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(nextSongs[0].songLengthMs));
+    * */
+    if (nextSong !== null){
+        $('#next').text(nextSong.name+",");
+        $('#next-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(nextSong.songLengthMs));
     }
 
     $('#start').empty();
@@ -154,18 +148,18 @@ function updatePlaybar(){
     $('#time-elapsed').empty();
     $('#time-remaining').empty();
     $('#song-length').empty();
-    for (var i=0; i<currentSong.length; i++){
-        $('#start').text(currentSong[i].starts.substring(currentSong[i].starts.indexOf(" ")+1));
-        $('#end').text(currentSong[i].ends.substring(currentSong[i].starts.indexOf(" ")+1));
+    if (currentSong !== null){
+        $('#start').text(currentSong.starts.substring(currentSong.starts.indexOf(" ")+1));
+        $('#end').text(currentSong.ends.substring(currentSong.starts.indexOf(" ")+1));
 
         /* Get rid of the millisecond accuracy so that the second counters for both
          * show and song change at the same time. */
-        var songStartRoughly = parseInt(Math.round(currentSong[i].songStartPosixTime/1000))*1000;
-        var songEndRoughly = parseInt(Math.round(currentSong[i].songEndPosixTime/1000))*1000;
+        var songStartRoughly = parseInt(Math.round(currentSong.songStartPosixTime/1000))*1000;
+        var songEndRoughly = parseInt(Math.round(currentSong.songEndPosixTime/1000))*1000;
 
         $('#time-elapsed').text(convertToHHMMSS(estimatedSchedulePosixTime - songStartRoughly));
         $('#time-remaining').text(convertToHHMMSS(songEndRoughly - estimatedSchedulePosixTime));
-        $('#song-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(currentSong[i].songLengthMs));
+        $('#song-length').text(convertToHHMMSSmm(currentSong.songLengthMs));
     }
     /* Column 1 update */
     $('#playlist').text("Current Show:");
@@ -187,11 +181,9 @@ function updatePlaybar(){
 }
 
 function calcAdditionalData(currentItem){
-    for (var i=0; i<currentItem.length; i++){
-        currentItem[i].songStartPosixTime = convertDateToPosixTime(currentItem[i].starts);
-        currentItem[i].songEndPosixTime = convertDateToPosixTime(currentItem[i].ends);
-        currentItem[i].songLengthMs = currentItem[i].songEndPosixTime - currentItem[i].songStartPosixTime;
-    }
+    currentItem.songStartPosixTime = convertDateToPosixTime(currentItem.starts);
+    currentItem.songEndPosixTime = convertDateToPosixTime(currentItem.ends);
+    currentItem.songLengthMs = currentItem.songEndPosixTime - currentItem.songStartPosixTime;
 }
 
 function calcAdditionalShowData(show){
@@ -208,17 +200,18 @@ function parseItems(obj){
         
     $('#time-zone').text(obj.timezone);
 
-    previousSongs = obj.previous;
-    nextSongs = obj.next;
-    
-    calcAdditionalData(previousSongs);
-    calcAdditionalData(nextSongs);
+    previousSong = obj.previous;
+    currentSong = obj.current;
+    nextSong = obj.next;
+
+    if (previousSong !== null)
+        calcAdditionalData(previousSong);
+    if (currentSong !== null)
+        calcAdditionalData(currentSong);
+    if (nextSong !== null)
+        calcAdditionalData(nextSong);
     
     currentShow = obj.currentShow;
-    if(currentShow.length > 0){
-    	currentSong = obj.current;
-    	calcAdditionalData(currentSong);
-    }
     nextShow = obj.nextShow;
     
     calcAdditionalShowData(obj.currentShow);
@@ -238,17 +231,10 @@ function getScheduleFromServer(){
     setTimeout(getScheduleFromServer, serverUpdateInterval);
 }
 
-
-function init() {
-    //begin producer "thread"
-    getScheduleFromServer();
-	
-    //begin consumer "thread"
-    secondsTimer();
-
+function setupQtip(){
     var qtipElem = $('#about-link');
 
-    if (qtipElem.length > 0)
+    if (qtipElem.length > 0){
         qtipElem.qtip({
             content: $('#about-txt').html(),
             show: 'mouseover',
@@ -267,6 +253,17 @@ function init() {
                 name: 'light' // Use the default light style
              }
         });
+    }
+}
+
+function init() {
+    //begin producer "thread"
+    getScheduleFromServer();
+	
+    //begin consumer "thread"
+    secondsTimer();
+
+    setupQtip();
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/showlistview.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/showlistview.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e2bb6b57..000000000
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/playlist/showlistview.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-function createDataGrid(datagridData){
-
-    var columnHeaders = [
-        { "sTitle": "name" },
-        { "sTitle": "date" },
-        { "sTitle": "start time" },
-        { "sTitle": "end time" }
-    ];
-
-	$('#demo').html( '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" id="nowplayingtable"></table>' );
-	$('#nowplayingtable').dataTable( {
-		"bSort" : false,
-		"bJQueryUI": true,
-		"bFilter": false,
-		"bInfo": false,
-		"bLengthChange": false,
-		"aaData": datagridData.rows,
-		"aoColumns": columnHeaders
-	} );
-    
-    
-      var options1 = [
-
-    	{title:"Menu Item 1 - Go TO www.google.com", action:{type:"gourl",url:"http://www.google.com/"}},
-    	{title:"Menu Item 2 - do <b style='color:red;'>nothing</b>"},
-    	{title:"Menu Item 3 - submenu", type:"sub", src:[{title:"Submenu 1"},{title:"Submenu 2"},{title:"Submenu 3"}, {title:"Submenu 4 - submenu", type:"sub", src:[{title:"SubSubmenu 1"},{title:"SubSubmenu 2"}]}]},
-    	{title:"Menu Item 4 - Js function", action:{type:"fn",callback:"(function(){ alert('THIS IS THE TEST'); })"}}
-      ];
-
-    
-    var userData = {};
-
-    var effects = { 
-    show:"default", //type of show effect
-    orientation: "auto", //type of menu orientation - to top, to bottom, auto (to bottom, if doesn't fit on screen - to top)
-    xposition:"mouse", // position of menu (left side or right side of trigger element) 
-    yposition:"mouse" 
-    }
-    
-    $('#demo').jjmenu('both', options1, userData, effects );
-}
-
-function initShowListView(){
-
-       
-	  $.ajax({ url: "/Schedule/get-show-data/format/json", dataType:"text", success:function(data){
-            $('#json-string').text(data);
-	  }});
-      
-      
-     
-     $.ajax({ url: "/Schedule/get-show-data/format/json", dataType:"json", success:function(data){
-            var temp = data.data;
-            var rows = new Array();
-            for (var i=0; i<temp.length; i++){
-                rows[i] = [temp[i].name.toString(), temp[i].first_show.toString(), temp[i].start_time.toString(), temp[i].end_time.toString()];
-                var datagridData = {rows:rows};
-                createDataGrid(datagridData);
-            }
-	  }});
-
-	  	
-        
-	  //setTimeout(initShowListView, 5000);
-}
-    
-$(document).ready(function() {
-	initShowListView();
-});