A receiving apparatus, comprising: a transmission path characteristics estimating section for obtaining pre-interpolation transmission path characteristic data as estimate values for transmission path characteristics as characteristics of a transmission path of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal for transmission symbols of pilot signals by using the pilot signals contained in the OFDM signal, and filtering the pre-interpolation transmission path characteristic data by using an interpolation filter, thereby obtaining transmission path characteristic data as estimate values for transmission path characteristics for transmission symbols of the OFDM signal; a distortion correcting section carrying out distortion correction for the OFDM signal by using the transmission path characteristic data; and characterized by a filter controlling section controlling a pass band of said interpolation filter, wherein the OFDM signal contains therein a preamble symbol in which a transmission symbol of a preamble signal, and a transmission symbol of a pilot signal are arranged in positions previously determined, respectively; said filter controlling section controls the pass band of said interpolation filter by using the transmission symbol of the preamble symbol; the OFDM signal contains therein data symbols in which the transmission symbols of the data are arranged, and the transmission symbols of the pilot signals are arranged in accordance with one of plural pilot patterns previously determined; the preamble signal contains therein information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols; said filter controlling section controls the pass band by using the transmission symbols of the preamble symbol so that the signal quality of the OFDM signal after completion of the distortion correction is made best before the information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols contained in the preamble signal is acquired; and controls the pass band by using the transmission symbols of the data symbols so that the signal quality of the OFDM signal after completion of the distortion correction is made best after the information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols contained in the preamble signal is acquired. a transmission path characteristics estimating section for obtaining pre-interpolation transmission path characteristic data as estimate values for transmission path characteristics as characteristics of a transmission path of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal for transmission symbols of pilot signals by using the pilot signals contained in the OFDM signal, and filtering the pre-interpolation transmission path characteristic data by using an interpolation filter, thereby obtaining transmission path characteristic data as estimate values for transmission path characteristics for transmission symbols of the OFDM signal; a distortion correcting section carrying out distortion correction for the OFDM signal by using the transmission path characteristic data; and characterized by a filter controlling section controlling a pass band of said interpolation filter, wherein the OFDM signal contains therein a preamble symbol in which a transmission symbol of a preamble signal, and a transmission symbol of a pilot signal are arranged in positions previously determined, respectively; said filter controlling section controls the pass band of said interpolation filter by using the transmission symbol of the preamble symbol; the OFDM signal contains therein data symbols in which the transmission symbols of the data are arranged, and the transmission symbols of the pilot signals are arranged in accordance with one of plural pilot patterns previously determined; the preamble signal contains therein information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols; said filter controlling section controls the pass band by using the transmission symbols of the preamble symbol so that the signal quality of the OFDM signal after completion of the distortion correction is made best before the information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols contained in the preamble signal is acquired; and controls the pass band by using the transmission symbols of the data symbols so that the signal quality of the OFDM signal after completion of the distortion correction is made best after the information on the pilot pattern of the data symbols contained in the preamble signal is acquired.