KERI

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

For other uses, seeKeri (disambiguation).

KERI

Bakersfield,California
Broadcast area	Kern County, California
Frequency	1410kHz
Branding	Faith & Family 1410 AM
Programming
Format	BrokeredReligion
Ownership
Owner	Robert and Luann Wilkins (Bob Wilkins Radio Network Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date	May 3, 1950
Former call signs	KWSO (1950–2003)
Call signmeaning	"Kern County inspirational programming"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6640
Class	B
Power	1,000watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′07″N118°57′29″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WilkinsRadio /KERI

KERI(1410kHz"Faith & Family 1410 AM" ) is a commercialAMradio stationinBakersfield, California.The station is owned by Robert and Luann Wilkins, through licensee Bob Wilkins Radio Network Broadcasting, Inc.It airs areligiousradio format.Most hours arebrokered 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 includeCharles Stanley,Jim Daly,John MacArthur,David JeremiahandJay Sekulow.

KERI is powered at 1,000watts,day and night, using anon-directional antenna.Itstransmitteris located on Kimber Avenue in Bakersfield, off Route 58 - Exit 115.KERI's studios and offices are on Easton Drive in Bakersfield.

History

On May 17, 1950, the station firstsign-onsigned on asKWSO,a 250-wattdaytimerat 1050 kHz, owned by Maple Leaf Broadcasting.It waslicensedtoWasco, California,about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. By the 1960s, the station had assorted programs includingmiddle of the roadandclassical music,farm and news reports and religious programs. The station's signal was limited to the area around Wasco, and was reflected in the KWSOcall letters.

In the early 1980s, theFederal Communications Commissionallowed 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 adirectional antenna.With this new power, the station could be heard around the larger Bakersfieldradio market.It switched to a full-time religious format, changing itscall signtoKERI,which stands for "Kern County inspirational programming". (The 1050 frequency is now occupied byKJPGin nearbyFrazier Park, California,airing aCatholicradio 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.

On January 1, 2009, a frequency swap withtalk radiosister stationKERN 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, seeKERN.) 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

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  KERI logo while broadcast on 1180 AM

External links

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