After the original group disbanded, D'Andrea formed another group, Christian Television, Inc., and pursued another open channel allocation in the Tampa Bay area, channel 22 in Clearwater. In the interim while awaiting approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the group began production of original programming, which was initially seen in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale area on WKID-TV (now WSCV) during prime-time, with the time bought from the station; the group also produced television programs for Tampa Bay area churches that were seen on other stations. After approval was obtained by the FCC, the group began construction of new studio facilities on land donated by the Florida Beacon College, a local Christian college of whom D'Andrea was also president. The station would eventually sign on the air on October 24, 1979, initially in temporary quarters while its studios, which opened in January 1980, were being completed.