diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05a752893..8b8dec7ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ tolerance value to be user-specified.
 `antenna_positions` and `telescope_location` together for `UVData`, `UVCal`, and `UVFlag`.
 Additionally, failing this check results in a warning (was an error).
 
+### Deprecated
+- Having `freq_range` defined on non-wide-band gain style UVCal objects.
+- Having `freq_array` and `channel_width` defined on wide-band UVCal objects.
+
 ## [2.4.1] - 2023-10-13
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pyuvdata/uvcal/uvcal.py b/pyuvdata/uvcal/uvcal.py
index 97b15bfa5..497fefaf8 100644
--- a/pyuvdata/uvcal/uvcal.py
+++ b/pyuvdata/uvcal/uvcal.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             "future_array_shapes=False, then it is a "
             "single value of type = float, otherwise it is an array of shape "
             "(Nfreqs,), type = float."
-            "Not required if future_array_shapes=True and wide_band=True."
+            "Should not be set if future_array_shapes=True and wide_band=True."
         )
         self._channel_width = uvp.UVParameter(
             "channel_width", description=desc, expected_type=float, tols=1e-3