There is provided a receiving apparatus (1) that comprises; a receiving unit (4) for receiving a frequency division multiplexing signal to output a receiving signal; a first demodulating unit (7) for demodulating a receiving signal based on 1 segment broadcasting and 3 segment broadcasting to output a first carrier; a second demodulating unit (8) for demodulating a receiving signal based on the 1 segment broadcasting to output a second carrier; a judging unit (9) for judging whether a receiving signal is the 1 segment broadcasting or the 3 segment broadcasting; and a combining/selecting unit (10) for combining or selecting the first carrier and the second carrier. In case of the 1 segment broadcasting, the combining/selecting unit (10) combines or selects the first carrier and the second carrier. In case of the 3 segment broadcasting, the combining/selecting unit (10) selects the first carrier.