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A base station is provided that includes an obtainer that obtains a first parameter used for generation of a signal of a physical downlink control format indicator channel, a second parameter used for generation of a signal of a physical downlink HARQ indicator channel, or a third parameter used for generation of a signal of a physical downlink control channel; a generator that generates the signal of the physical downlink control format indicator channel, the signal of the physical downlink HARQ indicator channel, or the signal of the physical downlink control channel using the first parameter, the second parameter, or the third parameter; and a transmitter that transmits the generated signal of the physical downlink control format indicator channel, the generated signal of the physical downlink HARQ indicator channel, or the generated signal of the physical downlink control channel.