EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

            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 September 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: November 7, 2003

                                                    By: /s/ M. WAYNE WISEHART
                                                        -----------------------
                                                        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).