[4] Studios were arranged at the Black Angus Motel in Kennewick, and the call letters KTRX were chosen for the new venture, which also asked to build on channel 31 instead of 25.
[8] Rumors circulated by September that the station might be purchased by KXLY-TV in Spokane, based on KXLY loaning one of its sales managers to the Kennewick outlet.
In October, the Internal Revenue Service filed two tax liens seeking a combined $5,300 against Columbia River Television.
[11][12] To Television Digest, one official cited equipment failure necessitating the purchase of a new transmitter and thus new investment on top of the existing financial problems.
[16] Creditors met in late February and renewed attempts to sell the station by placing advertisements in national publications; if it could not be sold as a going unit, it would be parceled out for parts.