8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 1, 2008

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Washington	000-22439	91-0222175
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Fourth Avenue N., Suite 510, Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(206) 404-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition and Disposition of Assets

     On January 2, 2008 Fisher Communications, Inc. announced that, effective January 1, 2008, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fisher Broadcasting—California TV, L.L.C., completed the acquisition of television stations KBAK-TV (CBS affiliate) and KBFX-CA (FOX affiliate), in Bakersfield, California, from Westwind Communications, LLC, for approximately $55 million.

     A press release announcing the acquisition of KBAK-TV and KBFX-CA is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) In accordance with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, no financial statements or pro-forma financial information for the transactions described in Item 2.01 above, are required to be presented or filed.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated January 2, 2008.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dated: January 4, 2008	By	/s/ S. Mae Fujita Numata
		S. Mae Fujita Numata
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index

99.1 Press release, dated January 2, 2008

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

MEDIA RELEASE                                

Fisher Communications, Inc.
Announces Purchase of KBAK-TV and KBFX-CA;
Troy A. McGuire Named General Manager of Both Stations

SEATTLE, WA—(MARKET WIRE)—January 2, 2008—Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) announced today that it has closed on the purchase of the assets of KBAK-TV and KBFX-CA from Westwind Communications, LLC for $55 million in cash. Both stations serve the Bakersfield, California television market, the nation’s 125^th largest television market.

Troy A. McGuire has been named general manager of the stations, taking over for the retiring Wayne Lansche. McGuire has been Fisher’s VP of News since January 2007 and will retain those responsibilities in addition to his new management duties.

With the completion of the acquisition, Fisher Communications, Inc., a Seattle-based communications company, owns and manages 13 full power and eight low-power television stations and eight radio stations in the Western United States. The Company owns and operates Fisher Pathways, a satellite and fiber transmission provider; Fisher Plaza, a media, telecommunications, and data center facility located near downtown Seattle; and Pegasus News, an online start-up and hyper-local media pioneer based in Dallas. For more information about Fisher Communications, Inc., go to www.fsci.com.

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Contact:	Robert I. Dunlop
	SVP
	Fisher Communications, Inc.
	Phone:     (206) 404-3065
	Fax:         (206) 404-3665
	Email:      rdunlop@fsci.com