A radio control method is arranged to use a mobile station 10, an active set 20 to perform radio communication with the mobile station 10, and a radio control apparatus 30 for controlling the radio communication between the mobile station 10 and the active set 20, and the radio control method has a determination step wherein in a situation where the mobile station 10, while performing radio communication through A-DPCH with the active set 20, performs radio communication through HS-PDSCH with one radio base station included in the active set 20, the radio control apparatus 30 makes a determination of maintenance to perform a process of maintaining the radio communication through the HS-PDSCH, on the occasion when the mobile station 10 gives a change command to change a configuration of the active set 20 so as to result in failure in maintenance of the radio communication through the HS-PDSCH.