Contract Dispute
On December 17, 2008 Fisher Communications' contract expired with DISH Network. As a result of this contract dispute stations owned by Fisher Communications are no longer available to DISH Network subscribers. DISH Network claims that Fisher is asking for over an 80% increase. The Fisher stations that returned to DISH Network are: KOMO and KUNS in Seattle, Wash.; KATU and KUNP in Portland, Ore.; KIMA in Yakima, Wash.; KVAL in Eugene, Ore.; KBCI (now KBOI) in Boise, Idaho; KIDK in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and KBAK and KBFX in Bakersfield, Calif. DISH Network restored the service to their customers at 10:25 p.m. PST on June 10.
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