SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CHRISTIAN EDWARD K (Last) (First) (Middle) 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE (Street) GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC [ sga ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								1,725	I	By trust(1)
Class A Common Stock								250	I	By IRA
Class A Common Stock								375	I	By trust(2)
Class A Common Stock								6,748.1769	I	By 401(k) plan
Class A Common Stock								400	I	By spouse
Class A Common Stock								1,475	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock (Class B Common Stock)	(3)	06/14/2005		A		9,207		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock(4)	9,207(4)	(3)	2,369,577	D
Employee Stock Option(rt to buy)	$14.7	06/14/2005		A		41,431		(5)	06/14/2015	Class B Common Stock	41,431	$14.7	41,431	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Held by living trust of which reporting person is trustee.

2. Held by trust for benefit of granddaughter for which reporting person acts as trustee.

3. Grant of restricted stock (Class B Common Stock) which lapses in 20% increments on March 1, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 unless reporting person is not an employee on the applicable date. Any restricted stock which has not lapsed is forfeited. Notwithstanding the above, if reporting person is an employee upon the occurrence or deemed occurrence of a change in control, all restricted stock shall lapse.

4. The restricted stock is Class B Common Stock which is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

5. Options become exercisable in 20% increments on each of March 1, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

	Fred B. Green as attorney-in-fact	06/15/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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