KERN

For the Bakersfield, California, radio station formerly on this frequency, see KERI.

KERN

City	Wasco-Greenacres, California
Broadcast area	Bakersfield area
Branding	KERN Radio
Slogan	"Newstalk"
Frequency	1180 kHz & 96.1 FM
First air date	1932
Format	News/Talk
Power	50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	35899
Transmitter coordinates	35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W / 35.57139°N 119.32389°W / 35.57139; -119.32389Coordinates: 35°34′17″N 119°19′26″W / 35.57139°N 119.32389°W / 35.57139; -119.32389
Callsign meaning	KERN County
Former callsigns	KERI (1984-2008) KWSO (??-1984)^[1]
Affiliations	ABC Radio , Westwood One, Talk Radio Network
Owner	American General Media (AGM California)
Sister stations	KEBT, KERI, KGEO, KGFM, KISV, KKXX
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kernradio.com

KERN (1180 AM) and (96.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/talk format. Licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, US, the station serves the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is currently owned by American General Media.^[2]

History

KERN signed on the air at the 1370 AM frequency in 1932. It moved to 1410 in 1941 as the result of the NARBA agreement. In the 1970s programming consisted of Top 40 music from the 1950s through the 1970s. Johnny Mitchell, Program Director and Phil Drake, Music Director took this fledgling station to a solid number one in 1973, soundly crushing its competitor, KAFY 550 AM, from its throne. In the early-1970s the station was a popular choice for Top 40 music in Bakersfield. It was also among the first stations to carry "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem" beginning on July 4, 1970.^[3] It switched to talk in the late-1970s when FM became the standard band for music. Emmy Award winning writer Ken Levine (known as Ken Stevens) got his start in radio at KERN in 1971.

On December 29, 2008, KERN started simulcasting on 1180 AM to get listeners used to the new frequency as part of an announced frequency swap with sister Christian station KERI. The KERN call sign was officially moved from 1410 to 1180 on December 30, 2008 and the KERI call sign was moved to 1410. On January 1, 2009, the Christian music format was reunited with the KERI call sign on 1410 AM.^[4]

The station is owned by American General Media and among its sister stations are soft adult contemporary KGFM adult hits KKXX-FM, sports radio KGEO, christian talk station KERI, top 40 station KISV, and Regional Mexican station KEBT.

KERN is the flagship station of the Bakersfield College Renegades.

Programming

KERN is affiliated with ABC Radio, from which it airs Mark Levin, as well as Talk Radio Network, from which it airs Michael Savage, Jerry Doyle and numerous weekend hosts. Local hosts heard on the station include Ralph Bailey and Scott Cox. KERN also airs Earl Pitts Uhmerikun during its morning show. Starting July 20, KERN will air "Midnight In The Desert" with Art Bell weekdays from 9 pm - 12 am.

Previous logo

KERN logo while broadcast on 1410 AM
KERN logo on 1180 AM December 30, 2008

References

↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=35899&Callsign=KERN
↑ "KERN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/regindexck.html
↑ "Announcement of frequency change on KERN website". American General Media.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for KERN

Radio-Locator Information on KERN

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KERN

Radio stations in the Bakersfield, California market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.1 94.1 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.3 100.1 101.5 102.9 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.5 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	550 660 800 970 1010 1050 1100 1180 1230 1350^♦ 1410 1490 1560

By callsign	K261CO KAIB KAFY KAXL KBDS KBFP KBFP-FM KBLV KCHJ KCHJ-FM KCWR KDFO KEAL KEBT KERI KERN KFHL KFRB KGEO KGFM KGSV KHTY KISV KIWI KJPG KKBB KKXX-FM KLHC^♦ KLLY KMYX-FM KNZR KNZR-FM KPRX KPSL-FM KRAB KRHM-LP KRJK KRVQ-FM KTQX KUZZ KUZZ-FM KWAC KXTT

^♦ – Currently silent Nearby radio markets Fresno High Desert/Eastern Sierra Los Angeles Oxnard–Ventura Santa Barbara Santa Maria-Lompoc Visalia-Tulare-Hanford See also List of radio stations in California

News/Talk radio stations in the state of California

All-News	KCBS – San Francisco KFRC-FM San Francisco KNX – Los Angeles

News & Talk	KABC – Los Angeles KAHI – Auburn KCAA – Loma Linda KCBQ – San Diego KERN – Bakersfield KFBK – Sacramento KFBK-FM – Pollock Pines KFI – Los Angeles KFMB – San Diego KGO - San Francisco KGEO – Bakersfield KGIG-LP – Salida KINS-FM – Blue Lake KION – Salinas KMJ – Fresno KMJ-FM – Fresno KMPH – Modesto KNCO – Grass Valley KNEW – San Francisco KNWH – Yucca Valley KNWQ – Palm Springs KNWZ – Coachella KNZR – Bakersfield KNZR-FM – Shafter KOGO – San Diego KOSS – Lancaster KOWL – South Lake Tahoe KPAY – Chico KPRL – Paso Robles KQMS – Redding KQMS-FM – Shasta Lake KRLA – Glendale KSCO – Santa Cruz KSFO – San Francisco KSIZ – Weed KSMA – Santa Maria KSRO – Santa Rosa KSTE – Rancho Cordova KSUE – Susanville KSZL – Barstow KTIE – San Bernardino KTIP – Porterville KTKZ – Sacramento KTMS – Santa Barbara KUHL – Santa Maria KUKI – Ukiah KUTY – Palmdale KVEC – San Luis Obispo KVLI – Lake Isabella KVML – Sonora KVON – Napa KYOS – Merced

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in California

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