Convert TS to WMA
Free, fast and secure — convert TS to WMA right in your browser.
Pull the audio out of your TS as WMA
Converting TS to WMA extracts a clean audio track from your video, giving you a compact Windows Media Audio you can play, share or add to a playlist without the video.
How to convert TS to WMA
- 1 Drop your TS file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to WMA automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new WMA file instantly.
TS vs WMA
| Feature | TS | WMA |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossy |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| MIME type | video/mp2t | audio/x-ms-wma |
| Best for | Captured broadcast/HLS streams — converted to MP4 for everyday playback. | Legacy Windows audio — converted to MP3 for universal playback. |
About the formats
MPEG transport stream
TS (MPEG transport stream) is the container used for broadcast and HLS streaming. It is built to be resilient and split into segments, but is awkward as a stored file.
Strengths
- Built for streaming and broadcast
- Resilient to data loss
- Segments cleanly
Limitations
- Clumsy as a single saved file
- Limited direct player support
- Often needs remuxing
Best for: Captured broadcast/HLS streams — converted to MP4 for everyday playback.
Windows Media Audio
WMA is Microsoft’s audio format, once common on Windows for music and playback. It compresses well but has limited support outside the Windows ecosystem.
Strengths
- Plays natively on Windows
- Decent compression
- Small files
Limitations
- Weak support on Mac, mobile and web
- Lossy compression
- Often needs converting
Best for: Legacy Windows audio — converted to MP3 for universal playback.