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 Communications, Inc. (formerly
Fisher Companies Inc.) of our report dated February 21, 2003 appearing in this
Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on
the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
March 24, 2003