How do you change song format?

I just joined Itunes and downloaded a song with a "m4a" file extension. I would like to download it to an old mp3 player but can't seem to reformat it to an "mp3" file. Can and m4a file be reformatted? Thanks in advance for your reply.

Yes, just see this support article => iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format.

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