A wireless communication device which includes a first body section and a second body section each being flat plate members in a rectangular shape with short and long sides in an edge part of the body section linked with each other at their long sides by a hinge section, said device comprising: a plurality of antennas (41, 42, 43); and antenna selection means for acquiring holding position specifying information for specifying a holding position which is a position where a user holds the wireless communication device, and from among the plurality of antennas, selecting an antenna provided at a position which is different from the holding position specified by the acquired holding position specifying information, wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to perform wireless communication via the selected antenna, characterized in that in a front view of the wireless communication device, in which the first body section is positioned on the upper side and the second body section is positioned on the lower side, said plurality of antennas comprise a first antenna arranged at a corner portion which is positioned at one edge part in a horizontal direction of the upper side of the first body section opposite the hinge section, a second antenna arranged at a short side of an edge portion which is positioned at another one edge part in the horizontal direction of the second body section, a third antenna arranged at a short side of an edge portion which is positioned at another one edge part in the horizontal direction of the first body section, and the device further comprising information storage means for storing the holding position specifying information and antenna specifying information for specifying the antenna in association with each other, wherein the antenna selection means is adapted to select the antenna specified by the antenna specifying information stored in association with the acquired holding position specifying information. a plurality of antennas (41, 42, 43); and antenna selection means for acquiring holding position specifying information for specifying a holding position which is a position where a user holds the wireless communication device, and from among the plurality of antennas, selecting an antenna provided at a position which is different from the holding position specified by the acquired holding position specifying information, wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to perform wireless communication via the selected antenna, characterized in that in a front view of the wireless communication device, in which the first body section is positioned on the upper side and the second body section is positioned on the lower side, said plurality of antennas comprise a first antenna arranged at a corner portion which is positioned at one edge part in a horizontal direction of the upper side of the first body section opposite the hinge section, a second antenna arranged at a short side of an edge portion which is positioned at another one edge part in the horizontal direction of the second body section, a third antenna arranged at a short side of an edge portion which is positioned at another one edge part in the horizontal direction of the first body section, and the device further comprising information storage means for storing the holding position specifying information and antenna specifying information for specifying the antenna in association with each other, wherein the antenna selection means is adapted to select the antenna specified by the antenna specifying information stored in association with the acquired holding position specifying information.