diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_support.c b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_support.c
index 220d8cd5..02964932 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/dvb_support.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/dvb_support.c
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ dvb_sat_position_to_str(int position, char *buf, size_t buflen)
   snprintf(buf, buflen, "%d", abs(position / 10));
   if (dec)
     snprintf(buf + strlen(buf), buflen - strlen(buf), ".%d", abs(dec));
+  snprintf(buf + strlen(buf), buflen - strlen(buf), "%c", position < 0 ? 'W' : 'E');
   return buf;
 }