Fisher Communications, Inc. Issues Statement Following an Electrical Fire at Fisher Plaza East

SEATTLE, WA, Jul 03 (MARKET WIRE) --
Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) today issued the following
statement regarding Thursday evening's electrical fire at Fisher Plaza
East:

Last night at approximately 11:10 pm, an incident in a garage-level
electrical room disrupted power to Fisher Plaza East and knocked out the
facility's backup generation system. The electrical room is where Fisher
Plaza East receives its power from Seattle City Light.

Fisher officials, CP Management and Egis Engineering have been
coordinating with Seattle City Light to restore power to the building.
Fisher is bringing in electrical generators to restore power to the
building, at which time it can further assess the situation. The Company
is working to restore normal service to its customers as soon as possible.

Fisher Plaza East houses data and network operations and co-location
facilities for several companies. Fisher regrets any inconvenience these
companies or their customers may have experienced as a result of this
incident.

KOMO-TV, KUNS-TV and Fisher's Seattle radio properties (KOMO 1000, KPLZ
and KVI) also are based in the building. All of these stations continue to
broadcast, except for KVI, which will resume service as soon as power is
restored to Fisher Plaza East.

The cause of the electrical fire remains under investigation, and the
Company is working closely with Seattle City Light and outside experts to
determine what caused this incident.

There were no injuries.

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.

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