KERN is a commercial news/talk station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. Owned by American General Media, it broadcasts on 1230 AM and simulcasts on the 96.1 FM translator K241CI. Its schedule mixes local shows such as First Look with Scott Cox, The j.R. Show and The Ralph Bailey Show with nationally syndicated talk programming, and it is the flagship for Bakersfield College and Cal State Bakersfield sports.
