The foundation entered into a 10-year memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the department, with the latter proclaiming the channel as required viewing in all public schools in 2000 and has since then renewed its partnership with another 10 year MoA signed in November 2009.

It went off-air on June 30, 2020, following an alias cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission in connection with the expiration of ABS-CBN franchise.

As of 2019, Bautista is the President and Executive Director of KCFI,[4] with Oscar M. López as Chairman and Carlo Katigbak as Vice-President.

On October 5, 2021, Knowledge Channel resumed its digital TV broadcast through a partnership with Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, owned by the Bethlehem Holdings, Inc., a media investment company of Globe Telecom's Group Retirement Fund.

In addition, the channel reverted to its regular broadcast operations from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm.