---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---
January 2, 2007

SAGA COMMUNICATIONS ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA FM

Deal for WCNR(FM) with Force 5 - CLOSED

In a transaction which closed on January 2nd, Saga Communications acquired WCNR(FM) - Keswick, Virginia, serving Charlottesville, for an undisclosed amount.

The seller, Force 5 Communications, LLC is headed by Jeffrey D. Shapiro, who recently sold WSIG(FM) in Harrisonburg, VA to Vox Media Corp. Jeffrey Shapiro also has other radio ownership interests in New England in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Publicly held Saga Communications, headed by Edward Christian also owns four additional Charlottesville radio stations - WQMZ(FM); WWWV(FM); WINA(AM) and WVAX(AM).

Dick Foreman of Richard A. Foreman Associates Incorporated initiated the transaction and served as exclusive broker.