diff --git a/bot.properties b/bot.properties
index 15821d2..5eb393f 100644
--- a/bot.properties
+++ b/bot.properties
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ npfile="now_playing.txt"
 channel="tilderadio"
 notify_channels="meta team yourtilde $channel"
 link="https://ttm.sh/listen"
+schedule="https://tilderadio.org/schedule/"
 nick="radiobot"
 log="log.txt"
diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 30f0835..98d37d4 100644
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ function parse_dj {
   grep -Eo '^\([^)]*\)' $npfile | sed 's/[()]//g' | xargs
 }
 
+function msg {
+  echo "PRIVMSG ${1} :${2}" >> $input
+}
+
 # save info
 save_info
 dj=$(parse_dj)
@@ -31,11 +35,11 @@ do
     dj=$(parse_dj)
     if [[ ! -z "${dj}" ]]; then
       for chan in $notify_channels; do
-        echo "PRIVMSG #$chan :$dj is now online! tune in now here: $link" >> $input
+        msg "#$chan" "$dj is now online! tune in now here: $link"
       done
 
       while read -u 10 subscriber; do
-        echo "PRIVMSG $subscriber :$dj is now online! tune in now here: $link" >> $input
+        msg $subscriber "$dj is now online! tune in now here: $link"
       done 10< subscribers.txt
 
       for json in . ./yourtilde ./team; do
@@ -85,44 +89,48 @@ do
       case "$com" in
         subscribe)
           if grep -q $who subscribers.txt; then
-            echo "PRIVMSG $from :you're already subscribed! :)" >> $input
+            msg $from "you're already subscribed! :)"
           else
             echo $who >> subscribers.txt
-            echo "PRIVMSG $from :i'll send you a direct message when a dj starts streaming!" >> $input
+            msg $from "i'll send you a direct message when a dj starts streaming!"
           fi
         ;;
 
         unsubscribe)
           sed -i "/$who/d" subscribers.txt
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :i'll stop sending you updates." >> $input
+          msg $from "i'll stop sending you updates."
         ;;
 
         time)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :$(TZ=UTC date)" >> $input
+          msg $from "$(TZ=UTC date)"
         ;;
 
         np)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :$now_playing" >> $input
+          msg $from "$now_playing"
         ;;
 
         dj)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :${dj:-"no one"} is on the air now" >> $input
+          msg $from "${dj:-"no one"} is on the air now"
         ;;
 
         link)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :$link" >> $input
+          msg $from "$link"
+        ;;
+
+        schedule)
+          msg $from "$schedule"
         ;;
 
         help)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :hey hi, my commands are subscribe, unsubscribe, np, dj, link, radio" >> $input
+          msg $from "hey hi, my commands are subscribe, unsubscribe, np, dj, link, slogan, and schedule"
         ;;
 
         radio|slogan)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :$(curl -s https://ben.ttm.sh/slogans.txt | shuf -n1)" >> $input
+          msg $from "$(curl -s https://ben.ttm.sh/slogans.txt | shuf -n1)"
         ;;
 
         paymybills)
-          echo "PRIVMSG $from :whaddya mean?! i'm broker than you!" >> $input
+          msg $from "whaddya mean?! i'm broker than you!"
         ;;
 
         *)
@@ -138,3 +146,4 @@ do
     ;;
   esac
 done
+