A receiver apparatus for receiving broadcast video programs comprises a power-on operating mode wherein which a number of components of said receiver are in power-on states and a low-power operating mode for saving power when the receiver is not used wherein which at least part of said components are in power-off states. According to the invention, the receiver comprises a low-power circuit for switching the receiver from one current operating mode to the other operating mode, comprising a bi-stable circuit for storing the states of said components in each of the two operating modes and for detecting a switch command for switching the receiver from the current operating mode to the other operating mode, in order that upon detection of the switch command the bi-stable circuit triggers the components from their current states into their other states.