A mobile broadcast receiving apparatus capable of stably receiving mobile broadcasting even with rapid variation in a reception level and yet capable of reducing the power consumption and a control method for such apparatus are provided. The mobile broadcast receiving apparatus, which selectively receives a broadcast radio wave from a geostationary satellite or a radio wave retransmitted from a gap filler, controls switching of at least one of a dynamic range of a low noise amplifier (LNA), a time constant of an automatic gain control circuit (AGC), and ON/OFF of an antenna diversity, according to a reception status of the mobile broadcast receiving apparatus.