A system including base stations and a mobile station that performs a three-stage cell search process. Each base station includes a transmission unit using at least one carrier frequency for transmitting a perch channel signal, in which the at least one carrier frequency is uniquely distinguishable from carrier frequencies used by other base stations. The mobile station performs a first-stage search of the three-stage cell search and represents a search of a plurality of carrier frequencies; performs a second-stage search of the three-stage cell search and represents a search of a specified carrier frequency; performs a third-stage search of the three-stage cell search and represents a search of said specified carrier frequency; and includes a controller selecting the highest strength or highest correlation value carrier frequency among the carrier plurality of carrier frequencies based on a result of the first-stage search to set the selected carrier frequency as said specified carrier frequency.