A radio communication apparatus enabling reduction in peak-to-average power ratio without decreasing the transmission efficiency. In this apparatus, buffer section 103 temporarily stores input data prior to peak suppression. Peak detecting section 106 detects a peak with an amplitude level not less than a threshold. Peak cut section 107 reduces the detected peak to the threshold. Switching section 109 is switched so that the peak suppressed signal is output to FFT section 114 when the peak is detected, while the peak suppressed signal is subjected to transmission processing when the peak is not detected. Based on MCS information, signal recovering section 115 eliminates a signal assigned to a subcarrier set for MCS of a high level, and as a substitute, assigns the signal prior to peak suppression stored in buffer section 103. MCS setting section 116 selects MCS based on reception quality information of a communicating party.