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The DuQuoin State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the themes of agriculture and country music, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois on an approximately 1,600 acres (650 ha) fairground site adjacent to the southern Illinois town of Du Quoin. [1] The state fair has been celebrated almost every year since 1923.
The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds are located in the city of Du Quoin in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The fairgrounds are located along U.S. Route 51 north of Illinois Route 14 . The facilities include the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack , an oval track that has hosted AAA, USAC and ARCA races since 1948.
The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)
Du Quoin (/ d uː ˈ k ɔɪ n / doo-KOYN) is a city in Perry County, Illinois, United States. It is best known for hosting the annual DuQuoin State Fair and the Street Machine Nationals. The population is estimated at 5,761 in the 2020 census.
The station continues to transmit from their location in St. Johns, but also opened a second studio on Main Street in Du Quoin in 2017. On October 19, 2018 WDQN dropped its hot adult contemporary and began stunting with Christmas music, branded as "Christmas 97.1"(simulcast on FM translator W246DU 97.1 FM Du Quoin).
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