Methods and apparatus for decoding frame packet data in a communication system to reduce latency for decoding particular types of broadcast signals in a frame. In particular, decoding of a communication signal includes demodulating at least a particular type of encoded broadcast channel modulation symbol received in a frame before completion of reception of a certain number of frames each including the particular type of encoded broadcast channel modulation symbol are received. After demodulation, the demodulated encoded broadcast channel modulation symbol is then decoded by a decoder. A determination is then made whether decoding of the first broadcast channel modulation symbol is successful. If decoding is successful, decoding of subsequent broadcast channel modulation symbols is terminated. Otherwise, decoding is incrementally or iteratively continued (i.e., a next received frame and so on) until decoding is determined to be successful.