An automatic gain control tracking system including a variable gain amplifier and an automatic gain control module. The variable gain amplifier is configured to amplify an input signal in accordance with a first gain, in which i) the input signal comprises a plurality of orthogonal frequency domain multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and ii) each of the plurality of orthogonal frequency domain multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the input signal is preceded by a respective cyclic prefix. The automatic gain control module configured to vary the first gain of the variable gain amplifier during the respective cyclic prefix preceding each of the plurality of orthogonal frequency domain multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the input signal.