16:9 "squeeze" for broadcast?

i know this has been covered before, but i searched and couldn't find anything on it.
i'm shooting 16:9 squeeze on a dvx100 for export to dvd and possibly film blowup. but i also want the option of broadcast airing.
now i know if i go dvd, dvd players can detect aspect ratio and play correctly regardless of 16:9 or 4:3 screen (given on 4:3 it letterboxes.)
but for broadcast...
what i'm looking for is to have one master on beta sx that is widescreen but will air correctly on a widescreen tv set and letterboxed on a 4:3 set.
will it do that or do i have to do a 16:9 AND a 4:3 version?
and if i have two versions, if i use the 4:3, it won't be widescreen on the widescreen set or
if i use the widescreen version, it won't letterbox on a 4:3 set.
is this correct?
anyoneone in this situation and how did you handle this?
remember, i'm talking boradcast now....
thanks in advance
carl
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Here in Finland the digital broadcasters (still Standard definition) broadcast programs in either anamorphic 16:9 or in 4:3 depending on how the program was produced - the consumer DTV boxes do the same letterboxing of 16:9 content as DVD players are doing if your set is 4:3.
Only the analog channels (which will be switched off next year) broadcast strictly in 4:3. The broadcaster does the letterboxing of any 16:9 content before transmitting.
So in this scenario "anything goes". The preferred format here is 16:9 though, for future proofing.
Cheers
Rabbe

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