Shoot in 16:9 - edit/compress to 4:3 ?

We have been shooting and editing weekly shows in 1080i HD 16:9 - the TV station was supposed to have cut over to 16:9 but they haven't yet.
I have quite a few shows "in the pipe" edited down to 16:9 - can some kind souls tell me how to maybe use Compressor 4 to produce (non-cropped) output that will not be distorted when broadcast in 4:3 please?  I accept we'll get the black bands top and bottom. I have got as far as the geometry pane but all my effort so far stay in 16:9 
Is there something about the (presumably square) pixel ratio I'm not doing I wonder?
If I can't use Compressor can someone advise how to use FCP X to edit 16:9 down to 4:3 pleases? Do I get the camera ops to try to shoot in the middle of their viewfinders if all else fails then crop?
Thanks in anticipation.

In case anyone else wants to do this. Just export the 16:9 as usual then open up a new 4:3 project and drop the 16:9 into it. Voila.

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