diff --git a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsController.java b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsController.java
index d5699f1..b73388e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsController.java
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleIntegerProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.event.Event;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.DatePicker;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
 import javafx.scene.control.RadioButton;
@@ -25,12 +28,15 @@ import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextInputDialog;
 import javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup;
+import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
+import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
 public class MainSettingsController {
     private IntegerProperty digitsPerGroup = new SimpleIntegerProperty();
     private StringProperty externalProgramCommand = new SimpleStringProperty();
+    private BooleanProperty manageScheduleExternally = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private IntegerProperty messageLength = new SimpleIntegerProperty();
     private ObjectProperty<StationSettings.MessageMethod> messageMethod = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
     private ObjectProperty<StationSettings.MessagePeriod> messagePeriod = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
@@ -56,6 +62,9 @@ public class MainSettingsController {
     @FXML
     private TextField externalProgramCommandField;
 
+    @FXML
+    private CheckBox manageScheduleExternallyCheckBox;
+
     @FXML
     private Spinner<Integer> messageLengthSpinner;
 
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ public class MainSettingsController {
     @FXML
     private void initialize() {
         externalProgramCommandField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(externalProgramCommand);
+        manageScheduleExternallyCheckBox.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(manageScheduleExternally);
         stationNameField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(stationName);
         stationAddressField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(stationAddress);
         passwordField.textProperty().bindBidirectional(password);
@@ -198,6 +208,7 @@ public class MainSettingsController {
         settings.setAddress(stationAddress.get());
         settings.setDigitsPerGroup(digitsPerGroup.get());
         settings.setExternalProgramCommand(externalProgramCommand.get());
+        settings.setManageScheduleExternally(manageScheduleExternally.get());
         settings.setMessageLength(messageLength.get());
         settings.setMessageMethod(messageMethod.get());
         settings.setMessagePeriod(messagePeriod.get());
@@ -230,6 +241,7 @@ public class MainSettingsController {
         stationName.set(settings.getName());
         digitsPerGroup.set(settings.getDigitsPerGroup());
         externalProgramCommand.set(settings.getExternalProgramCommand());
+        manageScheduleExternally.set(settings.getManageScheduleExternally());
         messageLength.set(settings.getMessageLength());
         messageMethod.set(settings.getMessageMethod());
         messagePeriod.set(settings.getMessagePeriod());
diff --git a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsView.fxml b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsView.fxml
index b8b9845..908ec8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/MainSettingsView.fxml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                   </Label>
                   <AnchorPane prefHeight="152.0" prefWidth="578.0">
                      <children>
-                        <CheckBox layoutX="395.0" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Manage schedule externally" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.5" />
+                        <CheckBox fx:id="manageScheduleExternallyCheckBox" layoutX="395.0" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Manage schedule externally" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.5" />
                         <RadioButton fx:id="dailyRadioButton" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="8.0" mnemonicParsing="false" text="Daily">
                            <toggleGroup>
                               <ToggleGroup fx:id="messagePeriodGroup" />
diff --git a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/StationSettings.java b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/StationSettings.java
index 7ed404d..417b86b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/StationSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/name/nathanmcrae/numbersstation/StationSettings.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public class StationSettings {
     private String address;
     private int digitsPerGroup;
     private String externalProgramCommand;
+    private boolean manageScheduleExternally;
     private int messageLength;
     private MessageMethod messageMethod;
     private MessagePeriod messagePeriod;
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ public class StationSettings {
         externalProgramCommand = newExternalProgramCommand;
     }
 
+    public boolean getManageScheduleExternally() {
+        return manageScheduleExternally;
+    }
+
+    public void setManageScheduleExternally(boolean newManageScheduleExternally) {
+        manageScheduleExternally = newManageScheduleExternally;
+    }
+
     public int getMessageLength() {
         return messageLength;
     }