Situated in the heart of a 203,000 person MSA, between Hopkinsville and Clarksville, is the Fort Campbell military post home to 70,000 soldiers, spouses, dependents and support personnel. Fort Campbell is a vibrant market-within-a-market, often overlooked by media buyers. Yet this self-contained military population contributes enormously to the booming economic growth of the cities and area businesses.Besides being more highly educated than the population as a whole, these young military officers, enlisted personnel and their families have a disproportionate amount of disposable income which, instead of saving, they are more inclined to spend on items like: Entertainment and dining, Electronics and computers, Automobiles, accessories , and services, Sporting goods, , Clothing and shoes, Music, videos, computer games, Recreational vehicles, Pets, Travel, Home and garden products, Food, Personal products. There is no daily newspaper that reaches this audience. This audience can be reached each Thursday afternoon, with the Fort Campbell Courier, the only officially endorsed newspaper serving Fort Campbell.The Ft. Campbell Courier is in the Nashville, TN DMA. The weekly Thursday publication distributes 23,000 free papers to Fort Campbell active military, retired military, dependants and civil service. It serves the 101st Airborne Division, Airborne Assault. The Ft. Campbell Courier offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its weekly circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.