WRIC-TV

WRIC-TV
Petersburg–Richmond, Virginia; United States;
City	Petersburg, Virginia
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	ABC 8; 8 News
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
History
First air date	August 15, 1955; (69 years ago)
Former call signs	WPRG (CP, 1954–1955); WVAA (CP, 1955); WXEX-TV (1955–1990);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1955–2009); Digital: 22 (UHF, until 2020);
Former affiliations	NBC (1955–1965)
Call sign meaning	"Richmond"; also the IATA code for Richmond International Airport
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74416
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	345.7 m (1,134 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°30′45.6″N 77°36′4.8″W / 37.512667°N 77.601333°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wric.com

WRIC-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia, United States, serving the Richmond area as an affiliate of ABC. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios in unincorporated Chesterfield County (with a Richmond mailing address), overlooking Powhite Parkway just south of the Midlothian Turnpike interchange. Its transmitter is located in Bon Air, on a tower shared with local PBS member stations WCVE (channel 23) and WCVW (channel 57).