Boolean flag that is true when the XBRL content amends previously-filed or accepted submission.

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- Definition

PCAOB issued Audit Firm Identifier

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 10-K
-Number 249
-Section 310

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 20-F
-Number 249
-Section 220
-Subsection f

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 40-F
-Number 249
-Section 240
-Subsection f

Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 04, 2025	Jun. 28, 2024
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2024
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-11588
Entity Registrant Name	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	FL
Entity Tax Identification Number	38-3042953
Entity Address, Address Line One	73 Kercheval Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Grosse Pointe Farms
Entity Address, State or Province	MI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	48236
City Area Code	313
Local Phone Number	886-7070
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
Trading Symbol	SGA
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float				$ 61,656,352
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			6,441,913
Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block]	Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year) are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.
Auditor Firm ID	173	1195
Auditor Name	Crowe LLP	UHY LLP
Auditor Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sterling Heights, Michigan
Entity Central Index Key	0000886136
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false