Convert WTV to WMA — Free Online Converter

WTV (Windows TV) is the Windows Media Center DVR recording format, capturing broadcast television in an NTFS-like container with MPEG-2 or H.264 video, AC3 or AAC audio, and EPG metadata (program title, channel, description, recording time, ratings). WMA (Windows Media Audio) is Microsoft's proprietary audio codec and container, historically the default audio format for Windows Media Player, Windows Phone, and the Zune ecosystem. Both formats are Microsoft technologies, making this a within-ecosystem audio extraction.

WTV files were created by Windows Media Center from 2007 through its discontinuation in Windows 10. WMA remains supported on modern Windows for playback, though it has largely been superseded by AAC and MP3 in the broader market.

Extracting audio from WTV to WMA keeps the content within the Microsoft audio ecosystem. WMA is natively supported by Windows Media Player, Windows 10/11's built-in media player, and Xbox consoles — making it a natural choice for users who stay within the Windows platform. WMA Standard at 128-192 kbps delivers good audio quality for broadcast content.

This conversion is most relevant for users who have existing WMA music libraries and want extracted TV audio to match the same format. It is also useful for integration with legacy Microsoft platforms (Windows Phone archives, Zune libraries) that require WMA format.