Disclosed is a circuit and method to program the starting phase of the spread spectrum of a clock output. The circuit includes a plurality of phase locked loop (PLL) circuits for generating a plurality of spread spectrum waveforms. The circuit also includes a spread control circuit for controlling each of the plurality of PLL circuits in accordance with a plurality of respective spread profiles. The spread profiles are configured to vary a starting phase of each spread spectrum waveform such that a total energy of each spread spectrum waveform is out of phase with other spread spectrum waveforms.