Harmy said:

I wish they didn't. I see why it may be desirable for the preservation projects, but otherwise, it makes my skin crawl, when I see a movie that came out on DVD in wide screen like 15 years ago, still being broadcast in 4:3 - and it happens all the time in my country.

There are several new channels that are broadcast here as SD subchannels of HD stations. Their programming is mostly made up of old tv shows, and 4:3 transfers of movies. I never thought I'd ever see Lawrence of Arabia in pan and scan ever again! I don't think there was even a full frame VHS of the restored version.

I've only found one that broadcasts in 16:9 and they tend to show movies in their proper ratio, (or close to it) but some of the old shows like Charlie's Angels are horribly cropped 16:9 remasters.

Would be nice if a pre 2004 version of THX aired somewhere in the world.