Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013 Common Class A [Member]	Aug. 02, 2013 Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	SGA
Entity Registrant Name	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000886136
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,887,843	796,309
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer