 Less than a year later, KROQ and KROQ-FM experienced financial difficulty and owed its employees over $73,000 in unpaid salaries and owed over $14,000 to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists pension and welfare fund.In June 1974, program director Shadoe Stevens and night personality Dana Jones resigned, followed by the entire staff going on strike that July 29th, shutting the stations down.On June 10, 1976, the stations returned to the air, as its authorization to remain off the air had expired and its license was due to be revoked.