For more than 150 years, the Salem Times-Register has been keeping residents of Salem and Roanoke County informed on what is going on in business, education, the arts, sports and local government. Salem is a gem of a small city, situated in a valley surrounded by gorgeous views of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains and bursting with pride over its school students' academic and athletic victories ranging from Academic Competition for Excellence (ACE) wins to state championship football. The 25,000-population city founded in 1802 as the Town of Salem and became an independent city in 1968. Salem is home to such varied major employers as Yokohama Tire, two hospitals and Roanoke College.The Salem Times-Register is in the Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA DMA. The Salem Times-Register offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.