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                            July 19, 2023

       Samuel D. Bush
       Chief Financial Officer
       Saga Communications, Inc.
       73 Kercheval Avenue
       Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236

                                                        Re: Saga Communications 
Inc.
                                                            Form 10-K for the 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
                                                            Filed March 16, 
2023
                                                            8-K filed May 3, 
2023
                                                            File No. 001-11588

       Dear Samuel D. Bush:

               We have reviewed your June 29, 2023 response to our comment 
letter and have the
       following comment. In our comment, we ask you to provide us with 
information so we may
       better understand your disclosure.

              Please respond to this comment within ten business days by 
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If 
you do not believe our
       comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in 
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your 
response to this comment, we may have additional comments.

       Form 8-K filed May 3, 2023

       Selected Consolidated Financial Data
       For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, page 3

   1.                                                   We note your response 
to prior comment 2. Please clarify your statement that you do not
                                                        view    Amount 
available for dividends or other corporate purposes    as a liquidity or
                                                        performance measure and 
tell us why you believe each of the reconciling items is
                                                        appropriate to arrive 
at a non-GAAP measure for which the most directly comparable
                                                        GAAP measure is Cash 
flows from operating activities. In addition, tell us how you
                                                        considered Question 
102.07 of the C&DI on Non-GAAP Financial Measures as it does
                                                        not appear that you 
should imply that this measure represents the residual cash flow
                                                        available for 
discretionary expenditures.

                                                        You may contact Kathryn 
Jacobson, Senior Staff Accountant at (202) 551-3365 or Robert
 Samuel D. Bush
Saga Communications, Inc.
July 19, 2023
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Littlepage, Accountant Branch Chief at (202) 551-3361 if you have questions 
regarding
comments on the financial statements and related matters.



FirstName LastNameSamuel D. Bush                          Sincerely,
Comapany NameSaga Communications, Inc.
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