V13 – New Star Broadcasting Taiwan Number Station

V13 is a Taiwanese numbers station known for its flute musical intro.  The station operates on a random schedule, most of the time not transmitting at all.

V13 was nicknamed New Star Broadcasting over its introduction announcement “This is the New Star Broadcasting Station Program #“.  This translation has been disputed though, and some claim it could possibly translate to “Star Star Radio.”  V13 emits in USB or AM mode.

Recording Sample

 

Station Structure

Intro
Musical Intro Flute Music
“This is the New Star Broadcasting Station” Program # This is the New Star Broadcasting Station Program 1
Preamble of all messages being sent.  (Repeats 2x) 3981 3918 1710 1710 …
Message format for each message
4 Digit ID 4319
Group count 97
4 digit ID repeats 4319
4 digit paired groups 1760 1760 5941 5941…
Short seperator every 20 groups if the message is >20 groups (Seperator)
Outro
4 digit ID repeats 4319
Group count 97
Outro announcement Message

List of Mandarin Numbers

1 (一) = Yī (壹) 2 (二) = Èr (贰/貳) 3 (三) = Sān (叁/叄/參)
4 (四) = Sì (肆) 5 (五) = Wǔ (伍) 6 (六) = Liù (陆/陸)
7 (七) = Qī (柒) 8 (八) = Bā (捌) 9 (九) = Jiǔ (玖)
0 (〇) = Líng (零)

A guide to their pronunciations

Numbers Station Summary

Nickname: New Star Broadcasting/Star Star Radio
Activity: Active
Frequencies: 7502, 7688, 8300, 9276, 11430, 13974, 15890, and 18040 kHz
Emission mode: AM, USB + Carrier
Voice Summary:  Automated, Female speaking in Mandarin
Believed Country of Origin: Taiwan