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).
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[]
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.
1995–2004[]
2004–2016[]
The '8' was now surrounded in a square instead of a circle.
2004-2010[]
2010–2013[]
2013–2016[]
After 26 years, the "8" logo was retired in late 2016.
2016-present[]
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2016–2022[]
2022-present[]
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