CERTIFICATION                                                       EXHIBIT 32.2

            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                    (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                   Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

    Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a)
and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Western Wireless Corporation, a Washington corporation
(the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

    The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the
    "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section
    13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information
    contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the
    financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  August 8, 2003

                                        By: /s/ M. WAYNE WISEHART
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                                            M. Wayne Wisehart
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

    The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).