Broadcast receiver and control method thereof

The present invention is provided to automatically reduce the set time of a channel broadcast receiving apparatus and a control method. Broadcast receiver of the present invention includes a signal receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal of any one frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands corresponding to a plurality of channels; When with respect to the plurality of frequency bands by identifying the characteristics of each frequency band to determine the presence or absence of the broadcasting signal, performing a channel search for a frequency band of said plurality for the automatic setting of the plurality of channels, the plurality of frequency of the band relative to the band it is determined to have no broadcasting signal is characterized in that a control unit for controlling the signal receiving unit not to perform the channel search. Due to this, the user can provide that can shorten the time of automatic channel setup if the automatic setup to be on-channel broadcast receiving apparatus and a control method.