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<TYPE>EX-24
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<FILENAME>poacoppedge.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
<TEXT>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
 constitutes  and appoints Samuel D. Bush, Marcia Lobaito,
 Fred B. Green and Carrie Leahy, signing  singly, and each
 of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
 and agents,  with  full power of substitution, and
resubstitution for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, currently a
 director of Saga Communications, Inc.  (the "Company"), Forms
 3, 4, 5 and ID and all other forms that may be required to be
 filed by the undersigned from time to time under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated
 thereunder because of his service as a director of the Company;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute such forms and/or any amendments to such forms and timely
file such forms or any amendments with the United States
 Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
 with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
 may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
 by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
 executed by such attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
 conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
 power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise
 of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
 intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do in person, with full power of substitution or revocation,
 hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact
 and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
 attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
 the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
 with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
 the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and
 ID or any other forms under Section 16(a) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with service as an officer
 or director of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
 undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
 attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 6th day of June, 2013.


By:    /s/  Roy F. Coppedge, III
Name:	Roy F. Coppedge, III
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