A multicarrier transmitting apparatus capable of improving the data symbol error rate characteristic to improve the reception quality. In this apparatus, a replacement position deciding part (141) decides, based on a number of replacements notified of by a scheduler (110), which one of a plurality of data symbols should replaced by a second pilot. Herein, a restricted condition, which is ‘RF after replacement is equal to or greater than RF before replacement minus one’, is satisfied. A replacing part (142) replaces, in accordance with the replacement position outputted from the replacement position deciding part (141), a part of the data symbols included in a repetition signal by a second pilot symbol, and outputs the resultant replaced signal to an IFFT part (105).