diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js
index 12b419d96..58b3ff5bb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/dashboard/helperfunctions.js
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ function popup(mylink){
     return false;
 }
 
+/* Take a string representing a date in the format 2012-04-25 and return
+ * a javascript date object representing this date. */
+function getDateFromString(time){
+    var date = time.split("-");
+    
+    if (date.length != 3){
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    var year = parseInt(date[0], 10);
+    var month = parseInt(date[1], 10) -1;
+    var day = parseInt(date[2], 10);
+    
+    return new Date(year, month, day);
+    
+}
+
 function convertSecondsToDaysHoursMinutesSeconds(seconds){
     if (seconds < 0)
         seconds = 0;
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
index e33b6fbea..14e1c9fdc 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/add-show.js
@@ -110,7 +110,22 @@ function setAddShowEvents() {
     form.find("#add_show_repeats").click(function(){
         $(this).blur();
         form.find("#schedule-show-when > fieldset:last").toggle();
+        
+        var checkBoxSelected = false;
+        var days = form.find("#add_show_day_check-element input").each( function() {
+                var currentCheckBox = $(this).attr("checked");
+                if (currentCheckBox && currentCheckBox == "checked"){
+                    checkBoxSelected = true;
+                }
+            });
+        
 
+        if (!checkBoxSelected){
+            var d = getDateFromString(form.find("#add_show_start_date").attr("value"));
+            if ( d != null)
+                form.find("#add_show_day_check-"+d.getDay()).attr('checked', true);
+        }
+        
         //must switch rebroadcast displays
         if(form.find("#add_show_rebroadcast").attr('checked')) {