[Trivia] First Widescreen Broadcast

For trivia purposes what was the first network program that was
broadcast in widescreen format and when??

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  • Re: Widescreen or not?
    ... broadcast in widescreen format? ... All Freeview peograms are broadcast 4:3 ... Widescreen programs are squashed into that format and you expensive ... on mushy peas becausethe resolution is lost. ...
    (uk.tech.digital-tv)
  • Re: Widescreen or not?
    ... FreeView broadcast in widescreen format? ... Most people still complain about widescreen broadcasts but then they really ... their channels in the 16:9 ratio. ...
    (uk.tech.digital-tv)
  • Re: [Trivia] First Widescreen Broadcast
    ... jmikeh wrote: ... broadcast in widescreen format and when?? ... I don't know the names of the programs they broadcast. ... However, the price Japan paid for being first was that they had rushed an old-style hybrid analog-digital system, called MUSE, into production. ...
    (rec.arts.tv)
  • Widescreen or not?
    ... I know some DVDs are in widescreen format, ... Does FreeView ... broadcast in widescreen format? ...
    (uk.tech.digital-tv)