Abstract: An automatic frequency control (AFC) loop circuit (1A, 1B) includes a mixer (2) for mixing a local oscillator signal (3) with a received signal to generate a result signal; a frequency detector (5) coupled to the result signal and outputting a loop error signal; a combiner circuit (9) for combining error signals output from a plurality of fingers (12, 14, 16) of a rake receiver (220) with the loop error signal output from the frequency detector to generate a combined loop error signal; a sign detector (10) having an input coupled to an output of said combiner circuit for outputting a sign detector output signal for indicating a sign of the combined loop error signal; control circuitry (7, 8) for controlling a frequency of the local oscillator signal in accordance with the sign detector output signal and a loop filter (6) partitioned into a first loop filter (6A) coupled between the output of the frequency detector and an input to the sign detector, and a second loop filter (6B) coupled between an output of th