EXHIBIT 23

                      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 March 6, 1998 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/ Price Waterhouse LLP

Price Waterhouse LLP
Seattle, Washington

March 27, 1998

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