diff --git a/scripts/electronic/el_ki_script.lua b/scripts/electronic/el_ki_script.lua
index 0742bc7..d03154b 100644
--- a/scripts/electronic/el_ki_script.lua
+++ b/scripts/electronic/el_ki_script.lua
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ end
 --=================================================================================
 
 function make_beacon_text(entity)
-    entity.surface.create_entity({name="flying-text", position=entity.position, text="Channel: "..global.ki.beacon[entity.unit_number].channel, color={r=1, g=1, b=1}})
+    entity.surface.create_entity({name="flying-text", position=entity.position, text="CH: "..global.ki.beacon[entity.unit_number].channel, color={r=1, g=1, b=1}})
 end
 
 function remove_request_ghost(entity)
diff --git a/scripts/gui.lua b/scripts/gui.lua
index 8215f63..d4d199c 100644
--- a/scripts/gui.lua
+++ b/scripts/gui.lua
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ function gui.on_selected(e)
                                 global.ki.beacon[id].channel = global.ki.selectchannel
                                 table.insert(global.ki.channel[global.ki.selectchannel].beacons, id)
 
-                                player.create_local_flying_text({text="Channel "..tostring(global.ki.selectchannel), position=v.position})
+                                player.create_local_flying_text({text="CH "..tostring(global.ki.selectchannel), position=v.position})
                             end
                         end