Saga Communications, Inc. Announces Date and Time of 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Saga Communications, Inc. Announces Date and Time of 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings
Release and Conference Call

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Saga
Communications, Inc. (NYSE Amex: SGA) announced today that it will release its
3rd Quarter 2009 results at 12:00 p.m. EST on Monday, November 9, 2009. The
company will be holding a conference call on the same date at 2:00 p.m. EST.
The dial-in numbers are as follows:

Domestic Dial-in Number: (612) 234-9960
International Dial-In Number: (612) 234-9960

Domestic Replay Number: (800) 475-6701
International Replay Number: (320) 365-3844
Access Code: 115331

The Company requests that all parties that have a question that they would
like to submit to the Company to please email the inquiry by 1:00 p.m. EST on
November 9, 2009 to SagaIR@sagacom.com. The Company will discuss, during the
limited period of the conference call, those inquiries it deems of general
relevance and interest. Only inquiries made in compliance with the foregoing
will be discussed during the call.

Saga's earnings release will contain certain non-GAAP financial measures
including station operating income and free cash flow. A reconciliation of
all non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures
will be provided in the earnings release.

Saga Communications, Inc. is a broadcasting company whose business is devoted
to acquiring, developing and operating broadcast properties. The company owns
or operates broadcast properties in 26 markets, including 61 FM and 30 AM
radio stations, 3 state radio networks, 2 farm radio networks, 5 television
stations and 4 low-power television stations. For additional information,
contact us at (313) 886-7070 or visit our website at
www.sagacommunications.com.

SOURCE Saga Communications, Inc.

Samuel D. Bush of Saga Communications, Inc., +1-313-886-7070