The Munster Times of Northwest Indiana is in the Chicago, IL DMA. This newspaper also covers Hammond Indiana. The Times community includes seven counties in Northwest Indiana and the southeast Chicago suburbs. It is an area rich with ethnic heritage and abundant natural resources, including Lake Michigan, but rife with the problems of an urban area.It is a region of 51 towns and cities, each with its own government and schools, each with unique opportunities and problems. Steel is the regions prime employer. The Times challenge is to serve such a diverse and balkanized community. It does so by producing nine daily geographically zoned editions, providing both a regional news report and the depth and flavor of a hometown newspaper. The Times franchise is local news, local advertising, and local community service. The Munster Times of Northwest Indiana offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily and Sunday circulation. This paper also offers total market coverage (TMC) through a non-subscriber distribution. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.