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City | Petersburg, Virginia |
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Branding | ABC 8; 8 News |
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History | |
First air date | August 15, 1955 |
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NBC (1955–1965) | |
Call sign meaning | "Richmond"; also the IATA code for Richmond International Airport |
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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 |
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Website | www |
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).