KERN

KERN

Wasco-Greenacres, California
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
Ownership
Owner	American General Media (AGM California)
Sister stations	KEBT, KGEO, KGFM, KISV, KKXX-FM
History
First air date	January 3, 1932; 92 years ago (1932-01-03)
Former call signs	KERI (1984–2008) KWSO (1950–1984)[1]
Call sign meaning	KERN County, California
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35899
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	250 watts (FM translator)
Transmitter coordinates	35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W / 35.57139°N 119.32389°W / 35.57139; -119.32389
Translator(s)	96.1 K241CI (Bakersfield)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kernradio.com

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.^[3] The radio studios and offices are in the American General Media complex at 1400 Easton Drive, STE 134 in Bakersfield.^[4]

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.