WXEX-TV 8 (now WRIC-TV) Sign-Off 1989

Sign-off of Petersburg/Richmond, Virginia area's ABC affiliate. It begins with "Inspiration", featuring a Church of Christ minister, then to the sign-off and "Aim High America" USAF National Anthem film. My apologies for the quality of the clip, for it was recorded at my home near Winston-Salem NC, some 200-plus miles from Richmond VA.

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[grooviant]

The re-encoding has messed with the video quality. Possible to re-upload?

[SignOffsGuy]

@grooviant

The original recording is rather fuzzy. It was a miracle I was able to get it in color at all. Therefore, re-uploading it would probably not improve it

[micha1rw]

How did you pull a signal from WXEX/WRIC when you have WGHP on channel 8 right in your backyard?

[SignOffsGuy]

@micha1rw

WGHP-TV 8 had signed off already that night.

[irish89055]

sign offs.... how quaint.. where is the circuit rider? hmmm

[Prionic77]

Wow! I remembered WRIC wasn't original but had forgotten it was WXEX. Thanks for the memory booster. Btw, is that Chuck Mangione in the sign off playing the trumpet?

[SGmusic25]

hello everyone

[MajorUrsa]

Living here in the Richmond area, Channel 8 used to be in Petersburg. Today it's at the the Arberitum in Richmond. Thanks for this piece of Richmond (Virginia) TV nostalgia.

[micha1rw]

I have no idea... I have never lived anywhere in NC. It was just a curious observation on my part.

[huggyface]

Wasn't WGHP off the air when this clip of WRIC (WXEX) was recorded, overnite in 1989? I used to live in the Triad as a kid, and remember 'GHP went off-air really late at night...but stopped doing so around 1990-91 ish.