Fisher Communications

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Fisher Communications, Inc.

Formerly	Fisher Companies Inc. (1971-2001)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: FSCI
Industry	Broadcasting, Television, Radio
Predecessor	Fisher Flouring Mills Co.
Founded	1910; 114 years ago (1910) (as Fisher Flouring Mills Co.) 1971; 53 years ago (1971) (as Fisher Companies)
Defunct	August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)
Fate	Acquired by Sinclair
Successor	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, United States
Key people	Colleen Brown (president & CEO) Michael D. Wortsman (chair) Robert I. (Rob) Dunlop (EVP & Ops)[1]
Revenue	$164.0M ( 6.8%) 2011[1]
Net income	$36.4M ( 273.8%) 2011[1]
Number of employees	784 (5.3%) 2011[1]

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. Prior to 2001, it was a conglomerate with businesses in broadcasting, flour milling and real estate.