diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/comms.py b/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
index d56db2017f..5b9114de2a 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class CmdDelCom(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
             disconnect = channel.disconnect(player)
             if disconnect:
                 wipednicks = " Eventual aliases were removed." if delnicks else ""
-                self.msg("You stop listening to channel '%s'.%s" % channel.key)
+                self.msg("You stop listening to channel '%s'.%s" % (channel.key, wipednicks))
             return
         else:
             # we are removing a channel nick
@@ -249,12 +249,7 @@ class CmdAllCom(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
             if not channels:
                 string += "No channels."
             for channel in channels:
-                string += "\n{w%s:{n\n" % channel.key
-                subs = channel.db_subscriptions.all()
-                if subs:
-                    string += "  " + ", ".join([player.key for player in subs])
-                else:
-                    string += "  <None>"
+                string += "\n{w%s:{n\n %s" % (channel.key, channel.wholist)
             self.msg(string.strip())
         else:
             # wrong input
@@ -317,13 +312,21 @@ class CmdChannels(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
                 clower = chan.key.lower()
                 nicks = caller.nicks.get(category="channel", return_obj=True)
                 nicks = nicks or []
-                comtable.add_row(*[chan in subs and "{gYes{n" or "{rNo{n",
+                if chan not in subs:
+                    substatus = "{rNo{n"
+                elif caller in chan.mutelist:
+                    substatus = "{rMuted{n"
+                else:
+                    substatus = "{gYes{n"
+                comtable.add_row(*[substatus,
                                   "%s%s" % (chan.key, chan.aliases.all() and
                                   "(%s)" % ",".join(chan.aliases.all()) or ""),
                                   "%s" % ",".join(nick.db_key for nick in make_iter(nicks)
                                   if nick.value[3].lower() == clower),
                                   str(chan.locks),
                                   chan.db.desc])
+            comtable.reformat_column(0, width=9)
+            comtable.reformat_column(3, width=14)
             caller.msg("\n{wAvailable channels{n (use {wcomlist{n,{waddcom{n and {wdelcom{n to manage subscriptions):\n%s" % comtable)
 
 
@@ -511,12 +514,7 @@ class CmdCWho(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
             self.msg(string)
             return
         string = "\n{CChannel subscriptions{n"
-        string += "\n{w%s:{n\n" % channel.key
-        subs = channel.db_subscriptions.all()
-        if subs:
-            string += "  " + ", ".join([player.key for player in subs])
-        else:
-            string += "  <None>"
+        string += "\n{w%s:{n\n %s" % (channel.key, channel.wholist)       
         self.msg(string.strip())
 
 
diff --git a/evennia/comms/comms.py b/evennia/comms/comms.py
index 1faff937b6..0e0259a767 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/comms.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/comms.py
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ class DefaultChannel(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ChannelDB)):
     def mutelist(self):
         return self.db.mute_list or []
 
+    @property
+    def wholist(self):
+        subs = self.db_subscriptions.all()
+        listening = [ob for ob in subs if ob.is_connected and ob not in self.mutelist]
+        if subs:
+            # display listening subscribers in bold
+            string = ", ".join([player.key if player not in listening else "{w%s{n" % player.key for player in subs])
+        else:
+            string = "<None>"
+        return string
+
     def mute(self, subscriber):
         """
         Adds an entity to the list of muted subscribers.