JACKSON Tenn,  – Lightning damage to a communication tower during a recent storm has been repaired and police communication is back on the main radio channels. The damaged tower, located in North Jackson, is critical for communication and response to emergency traffic.

Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser said crews have worked around the clock to replace circuits knocked out by lightening during a storm on July14.

The downed tower did not disrupt the police department’s ability to respond to calls for service, said Chief Wiser.

“The City of Jackson has a contingency plan that allows officers to continue responding to calls without interruption if a communications tower is damaged or destroyed.”

According to Public Information Officer, Derrick Tisdale, Jackson Police Department the department was using a state network as part of their communication chain Tisdale said the department understands that many people were upset by their inability to monitor radio traffic from police dispatch. However, the network that is designated as the backup channel is on a different system and is not available to the public.

Wiser said he and others will continue to meet and review the current system and contingence plans for possible future event.