A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal according to a first standard; a second receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal according to a second standard, the broadcast signal according to the second standard having identical content to the broadcast signal according to the first standard and being received with a delay with respect to the broadcast signal according to the first standard such that a time difference occurs between them; an output control unit configured to selectively switch and output the broadcast signal according to the first standard received by the first receiving unit, and the broadcast signal according to the second standard received by the second receiving unit; a flag detection unit configured to detect a first announcement flag indicating broadcast start of an announcement from the broadcast signal according to the first standard and a second announcement flag indicating broadcast start of said announcement from the broadcast signal according to the second standard, wherein the second announcement flag is transmitted a predetermined time before the broadcast of the announcement actually starts and the second announcement flag is transmitted earlier than the first announcement flag so that the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the second announcement flag first; and a switching processing unit configured to switch, when the flag detection unit detects the second announcement flag while the output control unit outputs the broadcast signal according to the second standard, an output mode of output voice of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to an announcement mode for outputting the announcement; characterized in that the switching processing unit is configured to switch by using timing with which the flag detection unit further detects the first announcement flag as a trigger for switching the output mode of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to the announcement mode for outputting the announcement, wherein the switching processing unit is configured to not switch the output mode of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to the announcement mode even after the second announcement flag is detected until at least the first announcement flag is detected. a first receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal according to a first standard; a second receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal according to a second standard, the broadcast signal according to the second standard having identical content to the broadcast signal according to the first standard and being received with a delay with respect to the broadcast signal according to the first standard such that a time difference occurs between them; an output control unit configured to selectively switch and output the broadcast signal according to the first standard received by the first receiving unit, and the broadcast signal according to the second standard received by the second receiving unit; a flag detection unit configured to detect a first announcement flag indicating broadcast start of an announcement from the broadcast signal according to the first standard and a second announcement flag indicating broadcast start of said announcement from the broadcast signal according to the second standard, wherein the second announcement flag is transmitted a predetermined time before the broadcast of the announcement actually starts and the second announcement flag is transmitted earlier than the first announcement flag so that the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the second announcement flag first; and a switching processing unit configured to switch, when the flag detection unit detects the second announcement flag while the output control unit outputs the broadcast signal according to the second standard, an output mode of output voice of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to an announcement mode for outputting the announcement; characterized in that the switching processing unit is configured to switch by using timing with which the flag detection unit further detects the first announcement flag as a trigger for switching the output mode of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to the announcement mode for outputting the announcement, wherein the switching processing unit is configured to not switch the output mode of the broadcast signal according to the second standard to the announcement mode even after the second announcement flag is detected until at least the first announcement flag is detected.