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The Quad Cities are a group of cities which flank the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois in the midwestern United States. The July 1, 2005 metro population of the Quad Cities is estimated at 376,309. The five largest cities, in order of descending population, are: * Davenport, Iowa * Moline, Illinois * Rock Island, Illinois * Bettendorf, Iowa * East Moline, Illinois
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The Quad Cities area is one where the telephone companies cooperate with regional phone calls. Iowa and Illinois have different area codes (563 and 309 respectively), yet one can call from anywhere in the metro area without long-distance charges by dialing just a 7-digit number. This helps the bi-state area promote itself as a single community, "joined by a river."
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Palmer owned two stations, WOC and a sister station WHO in the Davenport - Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois which is the birthplace of chiropractic. These two stations were where Reagan got his first jobs as a sports broadcaster, covering college football games.
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