Abstract: An apparatus and methods for controlling broadcast channel access in a video display are provided. The apparatus includes at least one user input unit configured to preset one or more viewable-channel numbers and turn on/off a broadcast channel access mode of the video display, a memory configured to store the preset viewable channel numbers, a controller configured to output a channel selection control signal for selecting only the stored channel numbers when a broadcast channel access mode is turned on, and a channel selector configured for selecting only a required channel out of currently-received broadcast channels according to the channel selection control signal. The apparatus may also include a second user input unit configured to input a required channel number, and a display unit configured to display a video signal of the selected channel.