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0001944397
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000886136
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC.
001-11588
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
(313) 886-7070
EDWARD K CHRISTIAN  AGREEMENT OF TRUST
10% Stockholder
Class A Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
33
412.83
6441913
06/17/2025
NASDAQ
Class A Common
08/19/2022
Distribution from a Trust or an Estate
EDWARD K CHRISTIAN
N
33
08/19/2022
Not Applicable
N
EDWARD K CHRISTIAN  AGREEMENT OF TRUST
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
Class A Common
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50
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EDWARD K CHRISTIAN  AGREEMENT OF TRUST
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
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EDWARD K CHRISTIAN  AGREEMENT OF TRUST
73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
Class A Common
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Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
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73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
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73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
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73 Kercheval Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI
48236
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