I have a Mitsubishi Colour TV - old but lovely picture - Model CT25M2TX. For no apparent reason I cna no longer get BBC1 and IYV, and BBC2 shows not BBC2 but a strange letter/number combination. Channel 4 and 5 seem unaffected. I don't have a hand book any longer. Can you tell me how to retune to get BBC1 particularly

What you need to do is retune the TV, but when it is finished look at the regional settings. Or if the regional option is available before retuning, retune selecting your area so then you get normal BBC channels. It's likely that at the moment the channels for BBC are located at the very top end of the channel list say? - channel 800+.

You are clearly picking up signals from many transmitters. With regional settings you can change it to the area you live in.
But you will have to take into account how good your aerial is. Otherwise the signal quality will not be good on same transmitters. So the set may only suggest those with the best quality signals.
ITV stations might also change.
When done it will move the channels you mention to the top end of the guide, to 800+.

Note many HD channels have no regional options. For example here in Yorkshire we only get ITV Granada and not Yorkshire TV on the HD channel for ITV1. And BBC1HD does not show any programmes when local news comes on.

Try retuning!

Could only get bbc1 london,wales, scotland, or northern ireland. Could not get bbc1 south.

Try other nearby post codes, tried 3 or 4 then eventually hit on one that worked . (Bournemouth area)

cant get bbc1and bbc2 on the hitachi digital television fter retunining it

sounds like power surge. try unplugging unit from wall. wait 2 minutes. this reset the microprocessor in the tv. plug back in and enjoy!

Make sure all cables are securely connected to your Freeview Box or Freeview TV before you begin

Do a Factory Reset of your Freeview TV and then do a rescan of new channels. If successfull then all channels should be back and working.

I have solved the problem by selecting Manual Tune in the Menu. This means selecting each channel one at a time beginning at 21. The indicator shows the Signal Strength and Quality for each channel. If both show a green bar (strong on both counts) give it time to identify the new programs on each channel and add them. It will show how many found and added if you wait a few minutes. When each channel is done, move on to the next one. The last channel is 65 I believe but there is not much up the top end.
When I had finished going through this routine I found it had indeed added all channels I needed including BBC1 and BBC2

I have the same box and re-tuned mine with the same results as you.However i discovered that the NEW BBC channels were on the channel guide list starting at channel 800

Are you in the UK? Is the new DVD player compatible with TV in your area?

Some technical details like make and model would be helpful.

I have found that for some reason bbc brodcasts are not transmitted in hd,either on sat or cable