KERN
| Broadcast area | Bakersfield metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | KERN News Talk 96.1 and AM 1180 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk Radio |
| Network | Townhall Radio News |
| Affiliations | Genesis Communications Network Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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 | |
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 |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 K241CI (Bakersfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
KERN (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. It airs a talk radio radio format and 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.
Weekdays begin with a local news and interview show, "First Look with Scott Cox". Ralph Bailey hosts another local show in afternoon drive time. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated conservative talk programs: Armstrong & Getty, The Charlie Kirk Show, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Ag Today 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 an update from Townhall Radio News with local news from the KERN newsroom. KERN is the flagship station of the Bakersfield College Renegades sports teams and Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball.