diff --git a/src/act_comm.c b/src/act_comm.c
index 976eeba..2d9b318 100644
--- a/src/act_comm.c
+++ b/src/act_comm.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void talk_channel(CHAR_DATA * ch, const char *argument, int channel, const char
   case CHANNEL_SHOUT:
     set_char_color(AT_SHOUT, ch);
     ch_printf(ch, "You %s '%s'\r\n", verb, argument);
-    snprintf(buf, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, "$n %ss '$t'", verb);
+    snprintf(buf, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, "&R[&W$n&R] %ss, \"$t\"&w", verb);
     break;
 
   case CHANNEL_YELL:
diff --git a/src/color.h b/src/color.h
index 9fc71d6..da670c9 100644
--- a/src/color.h
+++ b/src/color.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ DECLARE_DO_FUN(do_color);
 #define AT_LOG          AT_GREY
 #define AT_ROOM_NAME    AT_WHITE
 #define AT_ROOM_DESC    AT_PLAIN
+#define AT_SHOUT        AT_LRED
 #define AT_SOCIAL       AT_PLAIN
 #define AT_SAY          35
 #define AT_GOSSIP       36
@@ -201,7 +202,6 @@ DECLARE_DO_FUN(do_color);
 #define AT_WHISPER      83 /* Added by Samson 9-29-98 for version 1.4 code */
 #define AT_DIVIDER      84 /* Added by Samson 9-29-98 for version 1.4 code */
 #define AT_MORPH        85 /* Added by Samson 9-29-98 for version 1.4 code */
-#define AT_SHOUT        86 /* Added by Samson 9-29-98 for shout channel */
 #define AT_RFLAGS       87 /* Added by Samson 12-20-98 for room flag display line */
 #define AT_STYPE        88 /* Added by Samson 12-20-98 for sector display line */
 #define AT_ANAME        89 /* Added by Samson 12-20-98 for filename display line */