FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Gillespie, Theresa E.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Western Wireless Corporation (WWCA)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Thomsen, Mikal J.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Western Wireless Corporation (WWCA)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Director and President
(Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Western Wireless Corporation 3650 131st Avenue SE	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 1/9/2003
(Street) Bellevue, WA 98006		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)	Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	1/9/03		A		60,000(8)	A		3,808,619	D	By Stanton and Gillespie TIC(1)
Class A Common Stock								697,288	I	By PN Cellular, Inc. (2)
Class A Common Stock								448,192	I	By Stanton Communications Corp.(2)

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$5.12

1/9/03

40,000

(91)

1/9/2013

Class A Common Stock

3040,000

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$8.125

(3)

1/1/2008

Class A Common Stock

534

By Spouse

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$9.95

(4)

12/31/2005

Class A Common Stock

801

By Spouse

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$8.125

(5)

1/1/2008

Class A Common Stock

64,155

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$9.946

(6)

1/1/2009

Class A Common Stock

85,540

Class B Common Stock

(7)

Immed.

n/a

Class A Common Stock

64,437

By trust

Class B Common Stock

(7)

Immed.

n/a

Class A Common Stock

1,686,069

By PN Cellular, Inc.(2)

Class B Common Stock

(7)

Immed.

n/a

Class A Common Stock

1,274,519

By Stanton Communications Corp.(2)

Class B Common Stock

(7)

Immed.

n/a

Class A Common Stock

3,025,668

By Stanton and Gillespie TIC(1)

Explanation of Responses: (1) Shares held jointly by John W. Stanton and Theresa E. Gillespie as Tenants in Common.(2) PN Cellular, Inc. and Stanton Communications Corporation are substantially owned and controlled by Mr. Stanton and Ms. Gillespie.(3) Option vested in two equal, annual increments beginning 1/1/2001.(4) Option vested in three equal, annual increments beginning 1/1/2001.(5) Option vested in three equal, annual increments beginning 1/1/2000.(6) Option vests in four equal, annual increments beginning ~~1/1/2000.(7)~~January ~~Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible on a one-for-one basis~~1, subject to the Issuer's charter, into shares of Class A Common Stock.(8) 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were granted to Mr. Stanton.(9) Option vests in four equal, annual increments beginning 1/1/2004.

By: /s/ ~~Jeffrey~~Mikal AJ. ~~Christianson~~Thomsen ~~Attorney-in-fact~~Mikal J. Thomsen **Signature of Reporting Person 1/9/2003 Date

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