Broadcasting: Transmission (metering)

Obviously, it is important to keep an eye on loudness during transmission

Pre Broadcasting: Ingest & Quality Control

The process of transferring and storing data to servers prior to transmnission is called ingest, and here it is also recommended to monitor the loudness and, if needed, adjust level offsets to match the target level of the broadcast standard the station uses.

Production, Post & Mastering

It may be wise to monitor loudness in all steps of audio production, all the way from early production and recording stages to post production and mastering. Program material that has been mixed and mastered using traditional sample-peak normalization as well as large amounts of compression to appear as loud as possible may in fact turn out to be perceived as being softer than average if the station transmitting the program material complies with a broadcast standard and adjusts accordingly.

Further, a log file of the loudness accordingly to a standard may also be appropriate to deliver to the next step in production to prove compliance with one or more standards.