{{Infobox radio station | name = WWTC | logo = WWTC logo.webp | city = Minneapolis, Minnesota | area = Minneapolis-St. Paul | branding = AM 1280 The Patriot | frequency = 1280 kHz | translator = 107.5 K298CO (Minneapolis) | airdate = August 10, 1925 (as WRHM) | language = English | format = Talk Radio | power = 10,000 watts days15,000 watts nights | class = B | facility_id = 9676 | callsign_meaning = W W Twin Cities (Newspapers) modification of former WTCN calls by new ownership| former_callsigns = WRHM (1925-1934)WTCN (1934-1964)WWTC (1964-1986)KSNE (1986-1988) | affiliations = Salem Radio NetworkWestwood OneTownhall News | owner = Salem Media Group | licensee = Salem Media of Massachusetts, LLC | sister_stations = KDIZ, KKMS, KYCR | webcast = Listen Live | website = }} WWTC (1280 AM, "The Patriot") is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota and serving the Twin Cities region. It is owned by Salem Media Group and broadcasts a conservative talk radio format. By day, WWTC transmits with 10,000 watts. At night, the power is increased to 15,000 watts. WWTC has a directional signal using a four-tower array. The transmitter and radio studios are on Cliff Road near Minnesota State Highway 77 in Eagan. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K298CO at 107.5 MHz. Programming On weekdays, WWTC carries nationally syndicated conservative talk shows, largely from the co-owned Salem Radio Network. They include Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka, Larry Elder, Charlie Kirk and Eric Metaxas. One program is produced by Westwood One, "The Mark Levin Show." On weekends, shows on money, health, real estate, movies, the military and aviation are heard, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with news from Townhall News. History WRHM and WTCN WWTC is one of the oldest radio stations in the Twin Cities. On , it signed on as WRHM (for "Rosedale Hospital") at 4429 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis.Radio Service Bulletin #101; dated September 1, 1925. WRHM appears on Page 7. Retrieved February 7, 2017. It shared time for a few months with WDGY at both 1140 AM and 1150 AM. Also that year, the transmitter was moved from the hospital to Fridley. In 1929, WRHM became a network affiliate of the CBS Radio. It switched to NBC's Blue Network on January 1, 1937. The