Africa commercial TV loudness spec (Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and more)
What a file has to measure to pass this spec, and where each figure comes from.
XR’s Africa spec covers TV commercials for Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. These destinations prefer the same EBU R128 figures as South Africa: −23 LUFS integrated loudness (±0.9 LU), with true peak no higher than −2 dBTP, in a 48 kHz file. They will still accept peak-based PPM Type II audio (−10 dBFS maximum), which LC-1 doesn’t measure. LC-1 checks a WAV against this spec in seconds, applies the necessary level change and true-peak limiting, and prints a compliant file.
| Check | Required | In LC-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated loudness | −23.0 ±0.9 LUFS | Fixed with a level change |
| True peak | −2.0 dBTP max | Limited, with audition |
| Format | 48 kHz | Flagged |
Worth knowing
XR says African destinations outside South Africa prefer the same R128 figures as South Africa, but will still accept peak-based audio: PPM Type II, with a maximum of −10 dBFS (6 PPM, +8 dBu) and alignment at −18 dBFS. LC-1 does not measure PPM.
Data source(s)
- XR Africa spec (Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Figures taken from the documents above and last read on 22 October 2026.
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