To preset automatically even a broadcast station with a low reception level without the use of a buffer area.

Upon the receipt of a broadcast signal over a prescribed reception level, it is detected by a detection circuit 31. The receiver is provided with selection keys K1-K10 and data areas A1-A10 corresponding to them. In the case of scanning for automatic preset, when a broadcast signal is detected, whether or not data of the reception frequency are in existence in the data areas A1-A10. As a result of this discrimination, when the data as above are not in existence, the data of the data areas are shifted and the data of the reception frequency at that time are written in the idle data area by this shift. As a result of this discrimination, when the data as above are in existence, the data of the data areas are shifted till the data area where the data are in existence and the data of the reception frequency at that time is written in the data area being idle by this shift.