However, work came to a halt when KLRK ran out of money to build the facility. KLRK foresaw an independent station emphasizing Southwest Washington sports and news.
The construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 5, 1981, and took the KLRK call letters, representing Clark County. In August 1980, the local KLRK Broadcasting Corporation filed an application to construct a new TV station on channel 49 at Vancouver. Since February 2018, KPDX has been branded as Fox 12 Plus, an extension of the branding used by KPTV. KPDX's signal is relayed in Central Oregon through translator station KUBN-LD (channel 9) in Bend, making the station available in about two-thirds of the state. Both stations share studios on NW Greenbrier Parkway in Beaverton, while KPDX's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of Portland. KPDX is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate KPTV (channel 12). It is the only major commercial station in Portland that is licensed to the Washington side of the market. KPDX (channel 49) is a television station licensed to Vancouver, Washington, United States, serving the Portland, Oregon area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV.
