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WXEX-TV[]

1955–1965[]

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Channel 8 began operations on August 15, 1955 as WXEX-TV, an NBC affiliate. It was owned by Thomas Tinsley, along with WLEE radio, via the Petersburg Television Corporation. Originally, it didn't cover Richmond nearly as well as did WTVR-TV (channel 6) and WRVA-TV (channel 12, now WWBT).

1965–1972[]

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The station swapped affiliations with channel 12 in 1965 and became an ABC affiliate. It has been with that network ever since. In 1968, Tinsley sold WXEX-TV and WLEE to the Nationwide Communications subsidiary of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

1972–1975[]

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1975–1987[]

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1987–1990[]

WXEX 1988

WRIC-TV[]

1990-2016[]

1990–2004[]

1990–1995[]
WRIC (1990)

On April 23, 1990, the station moved its studios to the current location on Arboretum Place in Chesterfield County. With the new studios came new call letters, WRIC-TV. However, it is still licensed to Petersburg; unlike the other stations in the market, it identifies as "Petersburg/Richmond." Nationwide sold all three of its ABC-affiliated television stations, including WRIC, to Young Broadcasting in 1993.

1995–2004[]
WRIC Circle 8

2004–2016[]

WRIC 2004 logo 2

The '8' was now surrounded in a square instead of a circle.

2004-2010[]
WRIC 2004

2010–2013[]

WRIC 2010

2013–2016[]

WRIC 1

After 26 years, the "8" logo was retired in late 2016.

2016-present[]

Designer:  Rey Rodriguez (Nashville Design Center)
Typography:  ABC Modern
Launched:  Late 2016

2016–2022[]

WRIC 2

2022-present[]

WRIC 2021

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