Abstract: A receiving apparatus and a preset station setting method, in which even when a reception area is changed, the latest preset stations which can be received are always held, and when the reception area is not changed, the preset stations can be protected. Receiving states of the preset stations are checked. If it is determined that the receiving states of all of the preset stations are deteriorated, the preset stations are rearranged. When rearranging the preset stations, a plurality of stations in a predetermined band are received and the stations are arranged into the preset stations in the order of goodness of the receiving state. When the station in the good receiving state cannot be detected, the conventional preset stations are maintained.

Abstract: Multiplex broadcast receiving method and receiver which can easily update the preset contents of classification information, such as a program type, in an RDS broadcasting. The RDS receiver is constituted by a memory control section for storing the classification information (PTY code) demodulated from RDS broadcast waves which are being received into a PTY memory; the PTY memory for storing the classification information; and a station selecting section for selecting a station of the multiplex broadcast waves regarding the classification information by reading out the classification information from the PTY memory. This enables the use of the classification information of the broadcasting station being received as it is, so that the user can store the favorite program type by a simple operation.