KERN
 |
|
| City | Wasco-Greenacres, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Branding | KERN Radio |
| Slogan | "News-Talk" |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 K241CI (Bakersfield) |
| First air date | January 3, 1932 |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night 250 watts (translator) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 35899 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W / 35.57139°N 119.32389°WCoordinates: 35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W / 35.57139°N 119.32389°W |
| Callsign meaning | KERN County, California |
| Former callsigns | KERI (1984–2008) KWSO (1950–1984) |
| Affiliations |
Westwood One Network Talk Radio Network ABC News Radio |
| Owner | American General Media (AGM California) |
| Sister stations | KEBT, KGEO, KGFM, KISV, KKXX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kernradio.com |
KERN (1180 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by American General Media. KERN airs a talk radio format with mostly local hosts on weekdays, along with syndicated shows from Chris Plante, Michael Savage, Dave Ramsey and Red Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on health, money, real estate, home repair, law and computers. Weekend syndicated shows include Kim Komando, Larry Kudlow, Bill Cunningham, Bob Brinker and Bruce DuMont. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.
KERN operates at 50,000 watts by day, the maximum power permitted for commercial AM stations. But because AM 1180 is a clear-channel frequency, reserved for Class A WHAM in Rochester, New York, KERN must reduce power at night to 10,000 watts, and uses a directional antenna at all times to limit interference. KERN's transmitter is located off Jackson Avenue in Wasco. The studios and offices are in the American General Media complex on Easton Drive in Bakersfield.
...
Wikipedia