WRC-TV (channel 4) is a television stations in Washington, D.C. It is owned and operated by the NBC television network via its NBC Owned Television Stations division. Under common ownership with Class A Telemundo outlet WZDC-CD (channel 44), the two stations share studio and transmitter facilities on Nebraska Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest Washington.
The station was first signed on the air on June 27, 1948.
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WNBW Channel 4 logo from Summer 1947
WNBW Channel 4 - An RCA Television Station ident from Summer 1947
WNBW Channel 4 - A Service Of RCA ident from 1949
WRC Channel 4 logo from Mid-Fall 1954
WRC News 4 Washington Today open from the Late 1960's
WRC News 4 Washington - Presentation close from the Late 1960's
WRC TV4 - An NBC Station logo from 1969
WRC News 4 Washington Friday 7PM - Coming Up bumper from August 6, 1971
WRC TV4 - An NBC Station ident from 1972
WRC News 4 Washington open from 1972
WRC News 4 Washington 6PM open from August 27, 1974
WRC News 4 Washington 6PM close from August 27, 1974
WRC Newscenter 4 logo from Late 1974
WRC Newscenter 4 11PM open from February 18, 1976
WRC TV4 ident from Fall 1976
WRC TV4 - Television Home For Inauguration '77 ident for January 20, 1977
WRC Newscenter 4 11PM Weekend open from February 4, 1978
WRC Newscenter 4 5:30PM & 11PM - Willard Scott With Weather! - Weeknights promo from Fall 1979
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 11PM - Tonight ident for November 22, 1979
WRC Newscenter 4 5:30PM & 11PM - Jim & Marty and Willard & John - Weeknights promo from Early 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 11PM open from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Update bumper from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 - We Can't Wait To Show You promo from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 5:30PM - Weeknights promo from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 6PM - Full Hour...Full Story - Weeknights promo from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 11PM - Tomorrow's News Tonight - Weeknights promo from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 11PM Weekend - Jim Scott And Barbara Harrison - Tonight ident from Late 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Update bumper from Sunday Night, May 4, 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 11PM - Next promo for May 4, 1980
WRC Channel 4 ident from Fall 1980
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WRC Channel 4 - Weekday Morning Game Show (9AM-10AM) Line-Up - Weekdays promo from Fall 1980
WRC Channel 4 - The Charlie Rose Show - Weekdays promo from Fall 1980
WRC Channel 4 - The Charlie Rose Show - Weekdays ident from Fall 1980
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WRC Channel 4 - Weekday Afternoon (4PM-5:30PM) Line-Up - Weekdays promo from Fall 1980
WRC Channel 4 - Family Feud - Weeknights promo from Fall 1980
WRC Channel 4 - Family Feud - Weeknights ident from Fall 1980
WRC Newscenter 4 Decision '80: Election Night Update 7:22PM open from November 4, 1980
WRC Channel 4 - Walking Tall - Saturday ident from Mid-Late January 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Channel 4, Our Pride Is Showing promo from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 ident from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Here's Lucy - Weekdays...Premieres promo for September 14, 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Here's Lucy - Weekdays ident from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 - It's Academic - Today ident from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Omni - Saturday promo from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Look At Us - Tonight ident from Fall 1981
WRC Channel 4 ident from Late 1981
WRC Channel 4 - Here's Lucy - Monday promo for November 16, 1981
WRC Newscenter 4 - National Capital/Chesapeake Bay Emmy Award Winner: "Best Newscast" promo from Spring 1982
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WRC Channel 4 Action, Drama & News (4PM-6PM) Line-Up - Weekdays...Starting promo for April 5, 1982
WRC Newscenter 4 Live At 5:30PM - Premieres promo for April 5, 1982
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 12PM open from Late Summer 1982
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5:30PM open from Late Summer 1982
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM open from Late Summer 1982
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM open from Late Summer 1982
WRC Channel 4 News - The Team 4 News promo from Late Summer 1982
WRC Channel 4 - Channel 4, Just Watch Us Now! promo from Fall 1982
WRC Channel 4 ident from Fall 1982
WRC Channel 4 - Charlie's Angels - Weekdays ident from Fall 1982
WRC Channel 4 - The People's Court - Weekdays promo from Fall 1982
WRC Channel 4 - It's Academic - Sunday Morning ident from Fall 1982
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5:30PM open from September 14, 1982
WRC Channel 4 - Channel 4 There, Be There promo from Fall 1983
WRC Channel 4 ident from Fall 1983
WRC Channel 4 - Charlie's Angeles - Weekdays/Today ident from Fall 1983
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 12PM open from Late 1983
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM open from Late 1983
WRC Channel 4 Live At 11PM open from Late 1983
WRC Channel 4 News - The Drive To Excel promo from Late 1983
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM open from December 21, 1983
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM Weekend - Next promo for February 5, 1984
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM Weekend open from February 5, 1984
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 12PM open from Spring 1984
WRC Channel 4 - Channel 4, Let's All Be There ident from Fall 1984
WRC Channel 4 News Live Today open from Late 1984
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5PM open from Late 1984
WRC Channel 4 News: The George Michael Sports Machine - Sunday promo from Fall 1984
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5PM open from November 13, 1984
WRC Channel 4 News - Bring Your Team To Our Team promo from Mid-May 1985
WRC Channel 4 News - We're The Team: Camping promo from Late Summer 1985
WRC Channel 4 News open from Late 1985
WRC Channel 4 News Update bumper from Late 1985
WRC Channel 4 News - Steve Doocy's World - Weeknights promo from Late 1985
WRC Channel 4 News Live Today open from January 23, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Update bumper from Sunday Night, February 2, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM Weekend - Tonight ident for February 2, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Update bumper from Monday Night, February 3, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM - Tonight ident for February 3, 1986
WRC Channel 4 - The New Newlywed Game - Weeknights promo from Spring 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM open from April 10, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM open from Early May 1986
WRC Channel 4 News: The George Michael Sports Machine - Coming Up bumper from Late Spring 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Update bumper from Monday Night, June 2, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM open from June 2, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5PM open from June 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM open from June 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM open from July 7, 1986
WRC Channel 4 - Come Home To Channel 4 promo from Fall 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM - Tonight ident for September 11, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 11PM Weekend: Delay Edition close from October 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News: The George Michael Sports Machine open from October 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News: The George Michael Sports Machine - Coming Up bumper from October 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News: The George Michael Sports Machine close from October 19, 1986
WRC Channel 4 - Hart To Hart - Moves To 9AM - Starting Monday promo for October 20, 1986
WRC Channel 4 - Hart To Hart - New Time: 9AM - Weekdays promo from the week of October 20, 1986
NBC Daytime - Santa Barbara - This Week promo w/WRC-TV Washington, D.C. byline for the week of October 20, 1986
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WRC Channel 4 - The All New Dating Game (4PM) & Love Connection (4:30PM) - Starting Monday promo for October 20, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 5PM - Meet Washington's Top Cop - Monday ident for October 20, 1986
WRC Channel 4 News Live At 6PM - The Stars Of Yesterday - This Week promo for the week of October 20, 1986
WRC Channel 4 logo from the week of September 7, 1987
WRC Channel 4 ident from the week of September 7, 1987
WRC News 4 logo from the week of September 7, 1987
WRC News 4 - A Name - Starting promo for September 7, 1987
WRC News 4 11PM open from November 17, 1987
WRC News 4 11PM close from November 17, 1987
WRC News 4 6PM close from December 16, 1987
WRC News 4 11PM open from April 5, 1988
WRC News 4 11PM close from May 9, 1988
WRC News 4 - Bob Ryan, He Knows Washington Weather promo from Mid-Late January 1989
WRC News 4 6PM - Next promo for January 20, 1989
WRC News 4 6PM open from January 20, 1989
WRC Channel 4 - The McLaughlin Group - Tonight ident for January 20, 1989
WRC News 4 open from 1989
WRC News 4 6PM open from September 15. 1989
WRC News 4 Today - Kathy Vara - Weekdays ident from Late 1993
WRC News 4 Today 6AM open from February 9, 1994
WRC NBC4 ident from Early-Mid September 1995
WRC News 4 6PM open from Early-Mid September 1995
WRC News 4 - Sports With George Michael - Weeknights ident from 1997
WRC NBC4 ident from 1998
WRC News 4 open from 1998
WRC News 4 11PM open from June 10, 1998
WRC NBC4 logo from 2000
WRC News 4 Special Report 10:15AM EDT open from September 11, 2001
WRC News 4 Today open from 2002
WRC News 4 10AM open from 2002
WRC News 4 5PM open from 2002
WRC News 4 6PM open from 2002
WRC News 4 11PM open from 2002
WRC News 4 Today Newsbreak bumper from 2002
WRC News 4 5PM open from August 12, 2004
WRC News 4 4PM open from 2006
WRC News 4 5PM open from 2006
WRC News 4 6PM open from 2006
WRC News 4 11PM open from 2006
WRC News 4 11PM close from June 8, 2007
WRC News 4 11PM Weekend open from June 23, 2007
WRC News 4 Today 6AM Weekend open from August 1, 2009
WRC News 4 Today 6AM open from August 3, 2009
WRC News 4 open from Early-Mid February 2012
WRC News 4 - Breaking News open from Early-Mid February 2012
WRC News 4 Today 4AM open from February 8, 2013
WRC News 4 4PM open from February 8, 2013
WRC News 4 logo from the week of September 15, 2014
WRC News 4 11PM open from the week of September 15, 2014
WRC News 4 11PM - Jim Vance And Doreen Gentzler - Weeknights promo from Late Fall 2014
WRC News 4 Today open from Summer 2016
WRC News 4 Midday open from Summer 2016
WRC News 4 - Right Now open from Summer 2016
WRC News 4 - Live Desk open from Summer 2016 - Breaking News Variation
WRC News 4 - Storm Team 4 Weather open from Summer 2016
WRC News 4 Today 4:25AM open from July 11, 2016
WRC News 4 Today open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 Midday open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 4PM open from Mid-Fall 2021 - Breaking News Variation
WRC News 4 5PM open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 6PM open from Mid-Fall 2021 - Breaking News Variation
WRC News 4 11PM open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 11PM open from Mid-Fall 2021 - Breaking News Variation
WRC News 4 - Storm Team 4 Weather open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 - Xfinity Sports Desk open from Mid-Fall 2021
WRC News 4 11PM open from October 19, 2021
WRC News 4 - How To Stream...For Free On Your Today promo from Mid-February 2023
WRC News 4 Today 4AM open from July 4, 2023
WRC News 4 11PM close from August 9, 2023
WRC News 4 Today - Wakin' Up With... - Weekdays promo from Summer 2024
WRC News 4 Today 6AM - Monday promo from Summer 2024
WRC News 4 Today 9AM Sunday open from July 14, 2024
WRC News 4 Rundown open from the week of August 12, 2024
WRC News 4 Rundown - Next promo for August 12, 2024
WRC News 4 - Midair Disaster open from the end of January 2025
WRC News 4 Rundown open from January 31, 2025
WRC News 4 Today - Potomac Plane Crash: Overnight Updates - Tomorrow promo for January 31, 2025
WRC News 4 Today 5AM open from July 4, 2025
WRC News 4 4PM open from November 26, 2025
WRC News 4 11PM open from November 26, 2025
WRC News 4 11PM close from November 26, 2025