V13, New Star Broadcasting (新星廣播電臺 Xinxing Guangbo Diantai) is a Taiwanese number station.

Format

V13 broadcasts typically consist of a series of three messages, each one assigned to a different group or "unit" of agents. Messages are usually between 30 and 35 paired four digit groups. The following is a rundown of each broadcast:

There is also a very rare null format:

"這裡是新星廣播電臺，第三臺。在這時間裡沒有電報給您。謝謝您的收聽，祝您健康快樂，再會。" This is the New Star Broadcasting Station, station 3. At this time, there are no messages for you. Thank you for listening, wishing you health and happiness. See you."

Operation 

V13 operates five numbered programs (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5), each targeting a different part of East Asia. Each program is assigned a different number of time slots, with stations 1, 3, and 4 getting six slots, station 2 getting four slots, and station 5 getting two slots each day. Transmissions begin on the hour and repeat on the half hour before changing frequencies. The broadcasts are irregular, although they are often daily. Standard format messages repeat for a week before being swapped out for new ones at midnight GMT on Sundays.

V13a

V13a is a variant of V13 that transmits in AM mode instead of USB and carrier. The number of recipient units and messages varies greatly with each broadcast, from as few as one message to as many as seven. Message lengths are also less consistent and can range from 15 groups to 60 or 70 groups long. Group counts ending in zero are spoken oddly, as er shi ling, san shi ling, si shi ling, etc: literally "twenty zero", "thirty zero", and "forty zero". The speech rhythm is also notably different from the standard format, with the spoken seperator recited more slowly and the four digit groups spoken closer together.