diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/ScheduleService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ScheduleService.php
index e8322882b..c0bc1a844 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/ScheduleService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ScheduleService.php
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class Application_Service_ScheduleService
 
         if ($isAdminOrPM) {
             $service_show = new Application_Service_ShowService();
+            $service_showInstances = new Application_Service_ShowInstanceService();
 
             //create ccShow
             $ccShow = new CcShow();
@@ -187,7 +188,9 @@ class Application_Service_ScheduleService
             //create ccShowHosts
             $service_show->createShowHosts($showData, $showId);
 
-            //populate ccShowInstances
+            $populateShowsUntil = $service_show->getPopulateShowUntilDateTIme();
+            //create ccShowInstances
+            $service_showInstances->createShowInstances($showId, $populateShowsUntil);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowInstanceService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowInstanceService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f7a2eedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowInstanceService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php 
+class Application_Service_ShowInstanceService
+{
+    public function createShowInstances($showId, $populateUntil)
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowService.php
index 458cc4bd8..82153300a 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/ShowService.php
@@ -142,4 +142,36 @@ class Application_Service_ShowService
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Gets the date and time shows (particularly repeating shows)
+     * can be populated until.
+     * 
+     * @return DateTime object
+     */
+    public function getPopulateShowUntilDateTIme()
+    {
+        $populateUntil = Application_Model_Preference::GetShowsPopulatedUntil();
+
+        if (is_null($populateUntil)) {
+            $populateUntil = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            Application_Model_Preference::SetShowsPopulatedUntil($populateUntil);
+        }
+        return $populateUntil;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Gets the cc_show_days entries for a specific show
+     * 
+     * @return array of ccShowDays objects
+     */
+    public function getShowDays($showId)
+    {
+        $sql = "SELECT * FROM cc_show_days WHERE show_id = :show_id";
+
+        return Application_Common_Database::prepareAndExecute(
+            $sql, array(":show_id" => $showId), 'all');
+    }
 }
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