diff --git a/mt_clockwheel.py b/mt_clockwheel.py
index 6b047a7..eb9523d 100644
--- a/mt_clockwheel.py
+++ b/mt_clockwheel.py
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@ def main():
     for single_date in daterange(from_date, to_date):
         if verbose:
             print("Processing date", single_date)
-        build_day(single_date)
+        daylist = build_day(single_date)
+
+        daylist_path = playlistdir + "/" + channel + "/" + single_date.strftime("%Y") + "/" + single_date.strftime("%m") + "/" + single_date.strftime("%d") + "/"
+        if not os.path.isdir(daylist_path):
+            os.makedirs(daylist_path)
+        daylist_file = single_date.strftime("%Y") + "-" + single_date.strftime("%m") + "-" + single_date.strftime("%d") + ".json"
+        with open(daylist_path + daylist_file, "w") as file:
+            file.write(daylist)
+
+        if verbose:
+            print('wrote playlist file', daylist_path + daylist_file)
 
 def parse_config():
     global mediadir, playlistdir, channel, verbose, from_date, to_date, playlist_duration
@@ -77,8 +87,11 @@ def build_day(this_date):
 
     # TODO: see if playlist_duration is a factor of 24 * 60 * 60 and, if so, duplicate it to fill 24 hours
 
+    playlist = json.dumps(d)
     if verbose:
-        print("playlist json:", json.dumps(d))
+        print("playlist json:", playlist)
+
+    return playlist
 
 def get_playlist_entry():
     entry = {