WRIC-TV

==WXEX-TV==
===1955–1965===
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).
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===1965–1972===
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===
===1975–1987===
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===1987–1990===
==WRIC-TV==
===1990-2016===
====1990–2004====
=====1990–1995=====
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.
Wric-93-1.png|6 p.m. news open (1990-1995)
Wric-93-3.png|11 p.m. news open (1990-1995)
Wric-93-2.png|Onscreen bug (1990-1995)
8-2.png|Onscreen logo bug (1990-1995)
=====1995–2004=====
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Wric2001.png|Onscreen bug (1995-2003)
Wric-03-1.png|6 p.m. news open (2003-2004)
Wric11PMOpen2003.png|11 p.m. news open (2003-2004)
Wric-03-2.png|Onscreen bug (2003-2004)
====2004–2016====
The '8' was now surrounded in a square instead of a circle.
=====2004-2010=====
Wric-05-1.png|Good Morning Richmond open (2004-2010)
Wric-05-2.png|Onscreen bug (2004-2010)
Good Morning America; ABC; May 4, 2006 (3).png|Onscreen logo bug shown during ABC programming (2004-2010)
====2010–2013====
Wric-13-2.png|11 p.m. news open (2010-2013)
====2013–2016====
After 26 years, the "8" logo was retired in late 2016.
===2016-present===
====2016–2022====
WRIC-ABC8 WRIC Stacked-Logo.jpg|With callsign 
WRIC ABC 8 News.png|News logo 
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WRIC 8 Sports Blitz.jpg
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WRIC-ST8.svg
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WRIC.png|On-screen bug
====2022-present====
WRIC GMR open 2022.png|Good Morning Richmond open
WRIC 6PM Open.png|8 News 6pm open
WRIC 8News 11pm open 2022.png|8 News 11pm open
WRICBreaking2022.png
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WRIC Traffic Tracker 8 2022.png
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WRICNewatnoon.png
WRIC ST8 logo 2022.png|Storm Tracker 8 open
StormTracker82022.png|Storm Tracker 8 open (with 2016 logo)
WRIC8dayforecast.png
WRIC 8News Investigates 2022.png
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WRICWNT.png|On Screen Bug from ABC World News Tonight
WRIC-TV news opens
==External links==
*WRIC.com
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