FSCI Fisher Communications, Inc. (MM)

Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) will report its fourth quarter 2008 and full year 2008 financial results before the market opens on March 12. This information will also be available through the Investor Information section of Fisher's Web site, www.fsci.com.

Fisher will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2008 and full year 2008 financial results at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (4:00 p.m. Eastern) on March 12. The call will be accessible through a limited number of dial-in conference lines, and live to the general public via webcast.

There are two ways to participate in this call.

-- Direct dial
   Dial 1-866-271-5140 at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled
   1:00 p.m. PDT start time of the call.  International callers should
   dial 1-617-213-8893.  The confirmation code for the conference call is
   42592183.

-- Live webcast
   The live webcast will be accessible through Fisher's Web site,
   www.fsci.com.  To listen to the live webcast, go to www.fsci.com,
   click on Investor Information and then click on 4Q Financial Results
   Conference Call.  Allow at least 10 minutes to access Fisher's home
   page and complete the links before the webcast begins.  Replays of the
   webcast will be available approximately 2 hours after the live event.

   The webcast is also being distributed through Thomson Reuters
   StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors.
   Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com,
   Thomson Reuters' individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents.
   Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson Reuters'
   password-protected event management site, StreetEvents
   (www.streetevents.com).

Replay of the conference call will be available approximately 2 hours after the live call ends on Thursday, March 12. The replay line will be available for 1 week following the call. To access the replay, dial 1-888-286-8010. International callers who want to access the replay should dial 1-617-801-6888. The confirmation code for the replay is 23092195.

About Fisher Communications

Fisher Communications, Inc. is a Seattle-based communications company that owns and operates 13 full power television stations (including a 50%-owned television station), 7 low power television stations and 8 radio stations in the Western United States. The Company owns and operates Fisher Pathways, a satellite and fiber transmission provider; and Fisher Plaza, a media, telecommunications, and data center facility located near downtown Seattle. For more information about Fisher Communications, Inc., go to www.fsci.com.

Contact: Sard Verbinnen & Co Paul Kranhold or Ron Low (415) 618-8750 Robin Weinberg (212) 687-8080