Maybe allow adding un-expanded URLs to playlists to library, so they're re-retrieved each time you click it?
Have you tried unticking Options and stuff > Playlist > Library > 'Process playlists'? Then put the playlist URL as an entry in the library, and load it from there. You can use overridden tags to label the different stations.
And that's just about what I asked for, thanks! Sure, having the PLS not expand into xmplay playlist would be awesome, but this is all I really need... and I have it at hand. Never really used library, so did not know of that option.
Thing is, the IP/port changes daily, so I need to retrieve the "current" .pls file from the website each time.
Now THAT'S a kick in the butt, eh?
This isn't a September 19, 2010 type of radio station?
No, it's a station which's repeaters seems to be set up randomly on servers belonging to various universities in my country... if I should guess, users are launching the shoutcast process, then the admins notice and kill... you know, like a whack-a-mole game

And what's supposed to happen on Sunday next week?