KERN (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area.

[3] The radio studios and offices are in the American General Media complex at 1400 Easton Drive, STE 134 in Bakersfield.

Weekdays begin with Scott Cox anchoring "First Look" and Ralph Bailey is heard in afternoon drive time.

AM 1180 is a clear-channel frequency, reserved for Class A WHAM in Rochester, New York, so KERN uses a directional antenna to avoid interference.

KERN moved to 1410 kHz in 1941 as the result of NARBA (North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement), increasing power to 1,000 watts.

KERN was among the first stations to carry the nationally syndicated countdown show American Top 40 hosted by Casey Kasem, beginning on July 4, 1970.

As Top 40 listening switched to FM in the late 1970s, KERN moved to a middle of the road (MOR) format, with national news supplied by the ABC Information Network.