Fisher Communications /

Fisher Communications (NASDAQ: FSCI) is a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company owns a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States. Also see KOMO (AM) The company was originally known as Fisher's Blend Station, Inc. In 1975, Fisher's Blend Station, Inc. was renamed Fisher Broadcasting Inc. and was succeeded by the current name of the company in 2000. (From 2001-2008, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho ABC and CBS stations used a logo having a blue rectangle with the TV number in the rectangle and lowercase call signs on the top.) Notes: On December 17, 2008 Fisher Communications' contract expired with DISH Network. As a result of this contract dispute stations owned by Fisher Communications are no longer available to DISH Network subscribers. DISH Network claims that Fisher is asking for over an 80% increase. The Fisher stations that returned to DISH Network are: KOMO and KUNS in Seattle, Wash.; KATU and KUNP in Portland, Ore.; KIMA in Yakima, Wash.; KVAL in Eugene, Ore.; KBCI (now KBOI) in Boise, Idaho; KIDK in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and KBAK and KBFX in Bakersfield, Calif. DISH Network restored the service to their