Broadcasting receiving apparatus and control method the same

A broadcasting receiver and a control method thereof are provided to download the OTA(Over The Air) data easily without a separate a broadcasting tuning member. A broadcasting tuning member(10) receives a broadcasting signal and tunes at least one channel. A display member displays a broadcasting signal. When a non-broadcasting mode is selected, a control member(100) tunes a channel by controlling the broadcasting tuning member, confirms whether software data are included to the tuned channel. When software data are included to the tuned channel, the control member stores the software data in a predetermined memory. An external device is connected with an external interface. The non-broadcasting mode includes an external input mode for selecting the external interface as an image source. The display member includes a power switching member for turning on and off the supplied power.