EXHIBIT 32.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


                  In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph A. Garcia, Chief Financial Officer, Executive
Vice President and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

                  (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.





                                     Joseph A. Garcia
                                     Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice
                                     President and Secretary
                                     August 12, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. and will be retained by Spanish
Broadcasting System, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.