EXHIBIT 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-32103) of Fisher Companies Inc. of our report dated February 29 2000 appearing in this Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Seattle, Washington March 24, 2000