KERI

For the Wasco-Greenacres, California, radio station formerly on this frequency, see KERN.

For other uses, see Keri (disambiguation).

Radio station in Bakersfield, California

KERI

* Bakersfield, California

Broadcast area| Kern County, California
Frequency| 1410 kHz
Branding| Faith & Family 1410 AM
Programming
Format| Brokered Religion
Ownership
Owner|

* Robert and Luann Wilkins
* (Bob Wilkins Radio Network Broadcasting, Inc.)

History

First air date

| May 17, 1950; 75 years ago (1950-05-17)

Former call signs

| KWSO (1950–2003)

Call sign meaning

| "Kern County inspirational programming"
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 6640
Class| B
Power| 1,000 watts

Transmitter coordinates

| 35°21′07″N 118°57′29″W﻿ / ﻿35.35194°N 118.95806°W﻿ / 35.35194; -118.95806
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| WilkinsRadio.com/KERI

KERI (1410 kHz "Faith & Family 1410 AM") is a commercial AM radio station in Bakersfield, California. The station is owned by Robert and Luann Wilkins, through licensee Bob Wilkins Radio Network Broadcasting, Inc.[2] It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Most hours are brokered programming, where national and local religious leaders pay for a segment of time, for preaching or instruction, and where they may appeal to listeners for donations. Hosts include Charles Stanley, Jim Daly, John MacArthur, David Jeremiah and Jay Sekulow.

KERI is powered at 1,000 watts, day and night, using a non-directional antenna. Its transmitter is located on Kimber Avenue in Bakersfield, off Route 58 - Exit 115.[3] KERI's studios and offices are on Easton Drive in Bakersfield.[4]

## History

[edit]

On May 17, 1950, the station first sign-on signed on as KWSO, a 250-watt daytimer station at 1050 kHz, owned by Maple Leaf Broadcasting.[5] It was licensed to Wasco, California, about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. Because 1050 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency, KWSO was required to go off the air at night to avoid interference. By the 1960s, the station had assorted programs including middle of the road and classical music, farm and news reports and religious programs. The station's signal was limited to the area around Wasco, and was reflected in the KWSO call letters.

In the early 1980s, the Federal Communications Commission allowed KWSO to move to 1180 kHz, coupled with a boost in power to 10,000 watts by day and nighttime authorization, running with 1,000 watts after sunset, using a directional antenna.[6] With this new power, the station could be heard around the larger Bakersfield radio market. It switched to a full-time religious format, changing its call sign to KERI, which stands for "Kern County inspirational programming". (The 1050 frequency is now occupied by KJPG in nearby Frazier Park, California, airing a Catholic radio format.)

In the early 2000s, the station got another power boost, this time powered at its current 50,000 watts by day and 10,000 watts at night. Its city of license was changed to two communities, Wasco and Greenacres. In 2004, the station was bought by American General Media, which owns five other stations in the Bakersfield market.[7]

On January 1, 2009, a frequency swap with talk radio sister station KERN 1410 AM was made. The talk format on KERN was moved to the more powerful 1180 frequency, while the religious format on KERI switched to AM 1410. (For the history of the 1410 frequency, see KERN.) After the switch was made, KERI 1410 was sold to the Watkins Radio Network, which owns about 30 other religious stations around the U.S.

## Previous logo

[edit]

* KERI logo while broadcast on 1180 AM

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KERI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "KERI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. ^ Radio-Locator KERI
4. ^ YellowPages.com/KERI
5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 97
6. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1984 page B-40
7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2009 page D-110

## External links

[edit]

* FCC History Cards for KERI (covering 1927-1980 as KSMR / KERN)
* Corporate website
* Fybush.com Tower Site of the Week photos of radio towers in Bakersfield
* Facility details for Facility ID 6640 (KERI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* KERI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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