The Albany Area Advertiser was founded on August 30, 1979 to serve the Albany Strategic Marketing Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee Counties in the state of Georgia.The Albany Area Advertiser is delivered free of charge each Tuesday. It is the largest distributed publication in the Southwest Georgia area. The Albany Area Advertiser is in the Albany, GA DMA. The Albany Area Advertiser boasts the largest circulation in Southwest Georgia. It is distributed each Tuesday. The Albany Area Advertiser offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.