SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 22, 2004

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware 0-32357 75-2890997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas 79424
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (806) 722-1100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Item 8.01  Other Events.

On November 22, 2004, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing a proposal to combine with AirGate PCS, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press release issued November 22, 2004.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: November 22, 2004

ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.
By /s/ Kendall W. Cowan                            
      Name: Kendall W. Cowan
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press release issued November 22, 2004.

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