SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 Amendment No. 1
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            Saga Communications, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    786598102
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2008
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the  appropriate  box to designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

      |_| Rule 13d-1(b)

      |X| Rule 13d-1(c)

      |_| Rule 13d-1(d)

      *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 786598102

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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

     TowerView LLC
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2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                 (a)  |_|
                                                                 (b)  |_|
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware
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               5.   SOLE VOTING POWER

                    1,413,300
  NUMBER OF    -----------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY
    EACH       -----------------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING    7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
    WITH            1,413,300
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               8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

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9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,413,300
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10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          |_|
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11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     9.8%
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12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:

            Saga Communications, Inc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            73 Kercheval Avenue
            Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

            TowerView LLC

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

            500 Park Avenue
            New York, New York 10022

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:

            Delaware

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

            Class A Common Stock, par value $.01

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:

            786598102

Item 3.     If this  statement is filed pursuant to  ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)  or (c),
            check whether the person filing is a: N/A

      (a)   |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
                U.S.C. 78o).

      (b)   |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

      (c)   |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
                U.S.C. 78c).

      (d)   |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
                Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

      (e)   [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with
                ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

      (f)   |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

      (g)   |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
                ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);


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      (h)   |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
                Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

      (i)   |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

      (j)   |_| A group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.     Ownership.

      As of the date of filing this  statement,  TowerView had sole voting power
and sole  investment  power with respect to  1,413,300  shares of Class A Common
Stock,  par value $.01, or 9.8% of the  14,415,858  shares that were reported as
outstanding by the Issuer as of December 26, 2008.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

      If this  statement  is being  filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following |_|. N/A

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

            N/A

Item 7.     Identification  and  Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
            the  Security  Being  Reported on By the Parent  Holding  Company or
            Control Person.

            N/A

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

            N/A

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

            N/A

Item 10.    Certification.

            By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge  and
belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I hereby  certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement  is true,
complete and correct.

January 5, 2009

                                           TowerView LLC


                                           By /s/ Daniel R. Tisch
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                                                  Daniel R. Tisch
                                                  General Member


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