Other Note: 1 Owned by Roberts Media, LLC, Fisher operated KMTR under a shared services agreement with KVAL. 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 were no longer available to Dish Network subscribers. Dish Network claimed that Fisher is asking for over an 80% increase. The Fisher stations that returned to Dish Network are: KOMO and KUNS in Seattle.; KATU and KUNP in Portland.; KIMA in Yakima, Washington.; KVAL in Eugene, Oregon.; KBCI (now KBOI) in Boise, Idaho; KIDK in Idaho Falls, Idaho; and KBAK and KBFX in Bakersfield, California. Dish Network restored the service to their customers at 10:25 p.m. PST on June 10. References Defunct companies based in Seattle Economy of the Northwestern United States Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States Sinclair Broadcast Group Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq 2013 disestablishments in Washington (state) Mass media companies disestablished in 2013 2013 mergers and acquisitions