Converting .WMA files to .MP3???

Ok i have no idea where to put this question but here it goes.......hope it gets answered......or if someone can direct me.
Just as my subject header.........how do you do it? I tried to drag it into iTunes but it doesn't work........
any help will do.
Thanks

In a few cases, the file is internally the same format in a different wrapper. For instance, using a Windows Media codec but in an AVI wrapper rather than WMV. Or the player may play both formats and look internally at the file, rather than at the filename extension, to determine what codecs to use. In those cases, changing the filename extension might work.
But when you're trying to go from one codec to another, such as WMA to MP3, where the player won't handle the original format (and it matters not whether it's video or audio), then just changing the filename extension will not work. That's the case with iTunes; it won't play WMA files, period, and changing the filename extension won't change that. You must convert the WMA to something iTunes can play, and that takes other software such as the converters mentioned.

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