A broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast receiving method are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a signal receiving part for receiving a broadcast signal; an inputting part for selecting one of a plurality of broadcast channels, the inputting part including an alphanumeric key which is pressed to generate a first input and is released to generate a second input; a displaying part for displaying, according to the first input, an indication of the plurality of broadcast channels; and a controller, which receives the first and second inputs, to control the displaying part to sequentially display a series of individually highlighted channels of the plurality of broadcast channels, automatically while the alphanumeric key is pressed and held; to determine a time of receipt of the second input, the time of second input receipt coinciding with the highlighting of one of the series of individually highlighted channels; and to control the signal receiving part to tune to the broadcast channel highlighted at the time of the second input receipt.