Recently I noticed KERN has been off for quite sometime. The 96.1 FM Translator is still going. IDK what’s going on but it’s concerning me.
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Bakersfield KERN AM1180 Off?
- Thread starter Lukeradio09
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KERN is operating from an aux site at reduced power.
AGM California, Inc. (“AGM”), licensee of commercial radio broadcast station KERN(AM), Wasco-Greenacres, CA, Facility ID 35899 (the “Station”), pursuant to Section 73.1635 of the FCC’s rules, hereby requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for a period of 180 days for the Station to operate at reduced power from a temporary site to continue to serve the public.
On October 3, 2025, it was discovered that the Station’s transmitter facilities had been vandalized. Extensive damage was discovered including to the copper grounding system, AM network tuning network and tower. The extent of the Station’s vandalism has made it impossible for AGM to broadcast from the Station’s current facilities. A police report has been made regarding the incident with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, report #2025-00126355. These circumstances constitute extraordinary circumstances which warrant STA to operate with reduced power from the proposed temporary site.
The STA hereby requested is for the Station to operate at 0.75kw ERP with an Isotron 4400HP antenna on a pole at a site located at 35° 24' 55" N, 119° 14' 04" W and with an antenna height above ground level of approximately 25 feet. The Station’s 2 mV/m contour when operating with the temporary facilities will be contained within the Station’s licensed 2mV/m contour.
AGM California, Inc. (“AGM”), licensee of commercial radio broadcast station KERN(AM), Wasco-Greenacres, CA, Facility ID 35899 (the “Station”), pursuant to Section 73.1635 of the FCC’s rules, hereby requests special temporary authority (“STA”) for a period of 180 days for the Station to operate at reduced power from a temporary site to continue to serve the public.
On October 3, 2025, it was discovered that the Station’s transmitter facilities had been vandalized. Extensive damage was discovered including to the copper grounding system, AM network tuning network and tower. The extent of the Station’s vandalism has made it impossible for AGM to broadcast from the Station’s current facilities. A police report has been made regarding the incident with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, report #2025-00126355. These circumstances constitute extraordinary circumstances which warrant STA to operate with reduced power from the proposed temporary site.
The STA hereby requested is for the Station to operate at 0.75kw ERP with an Isotron 4400HP antenna on a pole at a site located at 35° 24' 55" N, 119° 14' 04" W and with an antenna height above ground level of approximately 25 feet. The Station’s 2 mV/m contour when operating with the temporary facilities will be contained within the Station’s licensed 2mV/m contour.
50kw day, 10kw night and sometimes they'd forget to power down, but if they didn't see a revenue boost after swapping 1410 with KERI why even use the electricity?
KERN re-licensed the day/night power to 10 kw. No 50 kw anymore.
They have left 1180 for good.
radioinsight.com
1180 is a very quiet channel at night nowadays. KOFI is weak on 1000 watts aux power...I haven't heard much from Cuba lately, and I haven't gotten WHAM Rochester yet either. I might be able to pull off XEFR Mexico City if conditions are good to the south.
KERN Moves To 1230
American General Media has moved News/Talk 1180 KERN Wasco-Greenacres/Bakersfield CA to 1230, while retaining its translator 96.1 K241CI Bakersfield. The move shifts the Talk programming from the 10kW directional 1180 signal to the 1kW 1230 signal. KERN was originally on 1410 until moving to...
radioinsight.com
1180 is a very quiet channel at night nowadays. KOFI is weak on 1000 watts aux power...I haven't heard much from Cuba lately, and I haven't gotten WHAM Rochester yet either. I might be able to pull off XEFR Mexico City if conditions are good to the south.