Fisher Communications

Fisher Communications, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: FSCI
IndustryBroadcasting, Television, Radio
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
DefunctAugust 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)
FateAcquired by Sinclair
SuccessorSinclair Broadcast Group
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, United States
Key people
Colleen Brown (president & CEO)
Michael D. Wortsman (chair)
Robert I. (Rob) Dunlop (EVP & Ops)[1]
Revenue$164.0M (Increase 6.8%) 2011[1]
$36.4M (Increase 273.8%) 2011[1]
Number of employees
784 (Increase5.3%) 2011[1]
Before they were in broadcasting, the Fisher fortune rested on the Fisher Flour Mill on Seattle's Harbor Island, founded 1910.
Fisher Plaza, the company's headquarters.

Fisher Communications, Inc. was a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company primarily owned a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States. It was the last company in the Seattle area to own a local TV station before being acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2013.

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