KERN
KERN (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by American General Media. The radio studios and offices are in the American General Media complex at 1400 Easton Drive, STE 134 in Bakersfield.
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| Broadcast area | Bakersfield metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | KERN Radio NewsTalk 1180 & 96.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio NBC News Radio Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Townhall Westwood One |
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Sister stations | KEBT, KGEO, KGFM, KISV, KKXX-FM |
| History | |
First air date | January 3, 1932 |
Former call signs | KERI (1984–2008) KWSO (1950–1984) |
Call sign meaning | KERN County, California |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35899 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 250 watts (FM translator) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 K241CI (Bakersfield) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KERN airs a talk radio format. On weekdays, local host Scott Cox anchors "First Look" and Ralph Bailey is heard in afternoon drive time. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and Red Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on health, money, real estate, home repair, law and computers. Weekend syndicated shows include Kim Komando, Bill Cunningham and Bruce DuMont. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio. KERN is the flagship station of the Bakersfield College Renegades sports teams and Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball.