 In 1982, the station's license renewal was denied by the FCC, due to numerous violations by the station's owners.KROQ-FM's license renewal was also denied shortly thereafter.These rulings were appealed, and in a 1984 settlement the license of KROQ-FM was assigned to Ken Roberts, who owned a 49% stake in the stations, and Roberts was ordered to pay compensation to the other applicants for the FM frequency.