The station is owned by the Crawford Broadcasting Company and airs a Southern Gospel radio format with some Christian talk and teaching programs.
Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrictions, WCRT was a daytimer and was required to sign off at sunset.
Before the sales transaction could be completed, a fire destroyed the station’s studios and offices, and WCRT was forced off the air for several months.
A weak signal that did not reach the suburbs at night, the waning popularity of AM radio, and competition from WDJC-FM were among several reasons why Love 1260 was not particularly successful.
The "Dixie Gospel Caravan with Wayne Wallace" was rebroadcast from sister station WDJC-FM every evening on WDJC due to its low power.
In October 2006, WYDE changed its call letters to WLGD, and returned to the music format it had employed in the early 2000s (decade).
Long-time Birmingham radio veterans Burt and Kurt, formerly of WSGN, WMJJ-Magic 96.5 and WODL-Oldies 106.9, headlined the new station's morning show.
On November 5, 2018 WYDE changed its format from talk to Christian inspirational music, simulcasting WYDE-FM 92.5 FM Cordova.