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WRIC-TV is the ABC affiliate for the Richmond, Virginia television market. It is owned by Young Broadcasting. The station is licensed to nearby Petersburg, while its studios are just off the Powhite Parkway extension (State Route 76) on Arboretum Place in western Chesterfield County. It broadcasts its analog signal on channel 8 from a transmitter that is located nearby.
History
The station began operation in 1955 as WXEX-TV, an NBC affiliate. It was originally licensed to Petersburg, and was owned by local owners known as Petersburg Television. The transmitter was located in the Bermuda Hundred area of eastern Chesterfield County, and the station reached not only Petersburg, but the much larger Richmond market, albeit with a weaker signal than the two stations licensed to Richmond at the time. The studios were located on Crater Road in Petersburg. Later, satellite studios were established just off Midlothian Turnpike in Bon Air, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond.
The station switched to ABC in 1965 and has been with that network ever since. In 1968 the station was sold to Nationwide Television. Call letters were changed in 1990 to WRIC. In 1993 the station was sold to Young Broadcasting.
Logos
- Logo used until 2004. The stylized "circle 8" was used from around 1990/1991 until 2004 when the 8 was put into a box. Logo used until 2004. The stylized "circle 8" was used from around 1990/1991 until 2004 when the 8 was put into a box.
- 8 News Logo used from 2004 to the present. 8 News Logo used from 2004 to the present.
- WRIC-TV 8's A Better Community. WRIC-TV 8's A Better Community.
- WRIC-TV logo with ABC logo lodged on the "8" logo. WRIC-TV logo with ABC logo lodged on the "8" logo.
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