Although KROQ's studios have been located in Burbank, California since the 1980s, it is licensed to the city of Pasadena.
In 1986, KROQ was purchased by Infinity Broadcasting, which merged with CBS in 1997, and is now owned by CBS Radio, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation.
The Monsters of KROQ, June 18th, 1988 KROQ sponsored the 101st and final show of Depeche Mode's Music for the Masses Tour, which also included Wire, Thomas Dolby and OMD.