KERO, Ch. 23, Bakersfield, CA

•  Mailing Address	321 21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
•  Main Number	661-637-2323
•  Fax Number	661-327-0220
•  Web Site	www.turnto23.com
•  VP and GM	Steve McEvoy
•  Network Affiliation
•  Founded	1953; acquired by Scripps, 2012
•  Promotional Phrase	"Turn to 23 - We Cover Kern County"
•  Market Rank	126

Background and Distinctions

KERO went on the air on September 26, 1953.  The TV station, along with KERO radio (1230AM) originally broadcast from the lobby of the El Tejon Hotel, which was located at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and Chester Avenue. KERO later moved to its current studios at 321 21st St.

KERO remained as an NBC affiliate until March 1984, when it switched to CBS.  In March 1996, KERO picked up the ABC affiliation, and in the process became the second television station in the Bakersfield market, and one of a handful of television stations in the United States, to have been an affiliate of all three big networks (NBC, CBS, and ABC).

In August 2006 KERO-TV officially became a duopoly with KZKC-LP, an Azteca America affiliate.

KERO is the Bakersfield home for the  San Francisco 49ers pre-season games.